A fact from French submarine Mariotte appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 July 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the French submarine Mariotte was nicknamed the "toothbrush" on account of her unusual hull configuration?
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Her deck is practically awash - how is that high freeboard? --Badger151 (talk) 16:48, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Did you notice the high forecastle?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:01, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I did. But that's the forecastle, not the lowest weather deck. --Badger151 (talk) 17:21, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Freeboard is measured at different points, not just the lowest. And the French were concerned with freeboard at the bow, to maximize surface speed.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:32, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry - I came off as being rude there - not intended. I had always thought that freeboard was an indication of how far the water had to rise to wash over the lowest deck and enter the vessel. I guess I was a bit off there. --Badger151 (talk) 22:29, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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