The following 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 97198 (talk) 10:14, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
... that the Electric Telegraph Company operated the Monarch, the first dedicated cable-laying ship? Source: "The Company also decided to lay the cables themselves and for this purpose they purchased Monarch (1) and fitted her out, firstly on a temporary basis and later as the first ship to be permanently equipped for cable work." Haigh, p. 194
Overall: Article expanded more than fivefold starting February 3, and nominated four days later. Length are sourcing are adequate. Articleis neutral in tone. No plagiarism issues detected. Hook is cited and mentioned inline, verification accepted by AGF. Photo is properly licensed and clear at lower resolution. QPQ has been completed. Nomination approved. Flibirigit (talk) 21:35, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
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Doing... starting review for nomination. Flibirigit (talk) 21:21, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Article expanded more than fivefold starting February 3, and nominated four days later. Length are sourcing are adequate. Articleis neutral in tone. No plagiarism issues detected. Hook is cited and mentioned inline, verification accepted by AGF. Photo is properly licensed and clear at lower resolution. QPQ has been completed. Nomination approved. Flibirigit (talk) 21:35, 27 February 2019 (UTC)