Talk:HSwMS Oscar II

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 12:16, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

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Swedish coastal defence ship Oscar II

• ... that Oscar II (pictured), commissioned in 1907, was the first Swedish vessel to be named after the ruling monarch since 1824? "Not since 1824 when the ship of the line Carl XIV Johan was baptized had the name of a still living monarch been used for a warship in the Swedish Navy." [1] pp.62-63
  • ALT1:... that the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured), the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed by the king shortly after being commissioned in 1907? "Oscar II returned to Marstrand on the western coast of Sweden, where the king wrote his signature on the aft main artillery tower. This was the last time the king saw the ship that was named after him." [2] p.65
  • ALT2:... that the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured) was autographed by the king after whom the vessel was named?
  • ALT3:... that, forty years after being launched by his great-grandparents, the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured) carried the body of Prince Gustaf Adolf home after he died in an air crash in January 1947? "In January 1947, a brief visit to Larvik in Norway was undertaken, and when returning to Gothenburg on January 29th, orders were given immediately to proceed to Copenhagen in order to bring home the bodies of the Swedish crown prince Gustaf Adolf and his adjutant, both which had died in an aircraft accident at Kastrup airport." [3] p.68
  • ALT4:... that the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured), named after the ruling monarch in 1906, carried the body of the king's great grandson Prince Gustaf Adolf home after he died in an air crash in 1947?
  • ALT5:... that the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured) transported the royal family over five decades, from the ship's namesake in 1906 to his great grandson Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1947?

Improved to Good Article status by Simongraham (talk). Self-nominated at 06:30, 6 July 2020 (UTC).

• Recent GA, well written and referenced, appears comprehensive and conforms to the expected high standards on battleship articles in WP. QPQ not necessary, as this is the nominator's first DYK submission. The hooks are interesting and check out, but for the ALT0 and ALT1, the importance of its being "the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824" is a bit obscure, since the reader doesn't know when it was named. I suggest adding the date of its commissioning to them. I am also surprised that no image has been selected to accompany the hook, there's at least one nice photo of the ship in the article and a few others in Commons (they would have to be included in the article first though). Constantine ✍ 16:00, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
• PS, the article should explain somewhere (even in a footnote) the meaning of the abbreviation "HSwMS". Constantine ✍ 16:03, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. That is a very good idea. I have added the footnote. simongraham (talk) 14:43, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

@Simongraham: Can you please also have a look at the hooks I mentioned? Constantine ✍ 17:04, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

It is a pleasure. Please take a look at them now. In terms of images, unfortunately I could not find a better image that met the criteria for inclusion. However, please do browse the extensive archive at digitalmuseum.se. There are likely to be better images that I have missed. simongraham (talk) 06:57, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Up to you whether you want to include a picture. IMO the postcard in the infobox would be fine. Nevertheless, my remarks having been dealt with, I am now pronouncing this good to go. Of the hooks, ALT1 and ALT3 seem the more interesting to me. Constantine ✍ 11:57, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. That is really helpful. I have added the postcard image. simongraham (talk) 07:17, 15 July 2020 (UTC)