Talk:Corozal (dredger)

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Did you know... that the Corozal (pictured) was the most powerful dredger ever built when she was launched in 1911 to work on the Panama Canal?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:41, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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US Corozal

... that the dredger Corozal (pictured) excavated 4,000,000 cubic yards (3,100,000 m³) of material during the construction of the Panama Canal? Source: "The Corozal was designed to remove both soft soil and hard rock. It was used to excavate 4,000,000 cubic yards of rock and boulders at the Pacific entrance to the Canal." from: "Somebody Dying Every Day". Panama Exhibit. Linda Hall Library. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ALT1: ... that the Corozal (pictured) was the most powerful dredger ever built when she was launched in 1911 to work on the Panama Canal? Source: ""It was the most powerful dredger that had ever been built," says Mr Pressley." from: "The Corozal: Scottish dredger that helped build the Panama Canal". BBC News. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:53, 31 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I think ALT1 is better. For ALT0, it's hard for the unenlightened reader to tell whether it's actually a remarkable feat or not. (t · c) buidhe 06:13, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting ALT1 to Prep 6 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:41, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]