Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Stork (1756)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

HMS Stork (1756)[edit]

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The King's yacht Royal Caroline was the basis for design of HMS Stork.

... that the 10-gun sloop-of-war HMS Stork was originally designed to resemble King George II's yacht Royal Caroline?

Reviewed: Eastern salient of Java
Comment: Probably the only interesting feature of this vessel, which had a short and inglorious career in the British and French Navies in the 1750s. The royal yachts were an uncommon template for a ship designed for active service. As a piece of OR (and therefore not included in the article), the copying of design in this case perhaps reflected the inexperience of the Surveyor, who had never designed a Navy vessel before.

Created by Euryalus (talk). Self-nominated at 23:25, 12 December 2016 (UTC).

New, long & neutral enough, hook to offline source. Earwig: Violation Unlikely, 0.0% Confidence (er, right). Pic ok to use. GTG Johnbod (talk) 15:07, 15 December 2016 (UTC)