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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:02, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
... that John Devonshire was supposed to stop USS President putting to sea but didn't? Source: Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. pp. 64–65. ISBN9781848327795.
Overall: AGF for offline source of hook, which is colourfully put to make it hookier but is consistent with the text in the article. Otherwise all points check out, ready to go. Moonraker (talk) 01:22, 26 November 2020 (UTC)