Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Spiteful (1899)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:37, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

HMS Spiteful (1899)[edit]

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HMS Spiteful under way

... that in 1904 HMS Spiteful (pictured) became the first warship to be powered using only fuel oil?

Reviewed: This is my first submission for DYK
Comment: Per the quoted citation in the article, the source of the hook fact can be found in Scientific American: Anon. (1904). "The British Admiralty ..." Scientific American. 91 (2): 27. ISSN 0036-8733. Improved to Good Article status by Nortonius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:59, 22 January 2017 (UTC).

Review Newly promoted to GA. New enough, long enough. Earwig is clear. No close paraphrasing or copy vio. No policy issues. Picture is ca. 1900 and in public domain in Commons with proper license; clear at 100 pix. Hook is supported by cited inline sources. It is accurate and neutral, and avoids the more complicated problems associated with naval adaptation of fuel oil (see Note 17). QPQ not required (first nomination). 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:43, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Just to note that the numbering of [foot]notes has changed, an almost inevitable consequence of ongoing editing – while the number of the footnote in question has changed to 21 at the time of writing, it begins "Merchant and smaller naval vessels had previously used fuel oil, but ..." Nortonius (talk) 20:04, 28 January 2017 (UTC)