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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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

HMS Sultan (1775)

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  • ... that at the Battle of Negapatam, when most of the fleet turned away from the action, HMS Sultan was one of four British ships that turned into it? Source: Clowes, William Laird (1996) [1900]. The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume III. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 556. ISBN 1-86176-012-4.
    • ALT1:... that at the Battle of Negapatam, HMS Sultan was fired upon by a vessel that had previously surrendered? Source: Clowes, William Laird (1996) [1900]. The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume III. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 556. ISBN 1-86176-012-4.

Improved to Good Article status by Ykraps (talk). Self-nominated at 09:40, 19 June 2018 (UTC).

  • Upgraded to GA. Hook is short enough and interesting. I will prefer first hook over ALT1. Linked battle article in the hook. Offline source. QPQ done. Good to go. Thank you for this fantastic article about a ship. @Ykraps:. -Nizil (talk) 13:52, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your review and kind comment. --Ykraps (talk) 15:38, 21 June 2018 (UTC)