Template:Did you know nominations/French submarine X

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

French submarine X[edit]

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X, date unknown

... that the French submarine X (pictured) was the first submarine in the world to use twin shafts? Source: http://navypedia.org/ships/france/fr_ss_x.htm
- ALT1:... that X (pictured) was the first submarine in the world to use twin shafts? Source: http://navypedia.org/ships/france/fr_ss_x.htm
- ALT2:... that X (pictured) was stricken? Source: http://navypedia.org/ships/france/fr_ss_x.htm
- ALT3:... that X (pictured) was stricken in 1914? Source: http://navypedia.org/ships/france/fr_ss_x.htm

Reviewed: Jacquemijntje Garniers
Comment: For those unfamiliar with nautical terms, "stricken" is when a ship is decommissioned.

Created by L293D (talk). Self-nominated at 02:25, 8 November 2018 (UTC).

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: 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: Good job here! ALT 1 would be my first preference, followed by ALT0, ALT2 and ALT3, in that order. Regards, SshibumXZ (talk · contribs). 13:48, 9 November 2018 (UTC); edited 13:49, 9 November 2018 (UTC).