Talk:HMS Saldanha (1809)

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Djmaschek (talk · contribs) 03:50, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Initial review

I plan to review this article for GA class. I found one typo and another issue, listed below. More comments will follow. Djmaschek (talk) 03:50, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Construction, paragraph 3, sentence 1: "Sandanha" (Misspelling).

Fixed.

Loss: "in Ballyna Stoker Bay, at the entrance to Lough Swilly" (Farad Head is the western cape at the entrance to Lough Swilly. If you zoom into a Google map of Lough Swilly, Ballynastocker Beach is just south of Portsalon on the west side. It would be more accurate to write that the wreck was found within Lough Swilly.)

Changed.

@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: I've been sidetracked a little. I will get back to this soon. Djmaschek (talk) 04:59, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Review 1

@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: Please fix the following or argue your case for not fixing. Djmaschek (talk) 22:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction: "In the evening of 4 December" (Please add year)

Rectified.

Construction, paragraph 2: "laid down in March the following year" (Just write: laid down in March 1807 - otherwise reader must double-check previous paragraph to find earlier year.)

Changed.

General: I noticed that you included a number of citations like this. ("Marine Intelligence". Aberdeen Journal. Aberdeen. 6 February 1811. p. 3.) Are you able to access a library with a large collection of old newspapers or their copies? I'm just curious.

I'm using newspapers.com on The Wikipedia Library. You should have the same access I have. It's a great source of newspapers, and very easy to use.

Well-written, verifiable, broad coverage, neutral, stable, illustrated. Done

@Djmaschek: Hi, thanks for going through this. I've replied above. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:28, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: GA class. Thanks for an interesting read. It seems as if the Royal Navy lost a lot more ships to the weather than to enemy action. Djmaschek (talk) 22:03, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]