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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Ashwin147 (talk) 17:51, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

USS Maine Mast Memorial

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The recovered mast of the USS Maine, placed as an Arlington National Cemetery memorial to those who died during the 1898 sinking.

  • Comment: Not a self-nom. --PFHLai (talk) 10:59, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 10:59, 28 May 2013 (UTC).

  • Extremely excellent article that goes far above and beyond the size requirements, picture is free-use and the hook is sourced. Good to go. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 04:52, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
  • However, I would rewrite the hook to say "...were once entombed at the..." - it's an above-ground mausoleum, so nobody is actually buried there. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 02:18, 2 June 2013 (UTC)