...guarded by an ironclad be further...: is the "be" supposed to be there?
Rephrased. The grammar made sense in my mind, but that doesn't mean much
Confederate vessels:...: I think the colon should be a comma?
Yes, corrected
The Federal ironclads had lighter drafts than the Confederate vessels,...: I don't think lighter is quite right when referring to draft. Shallower would be better but that is used later in the sentence, so how about " The Federal ironclads had a reduced draft relative to the Confederate vessels,..."?
Actually, for this context, it generally works. For instance, the later
tinclad warships were often known as "light drafts" because of their shallower drafts
In the first paragraph, the phrase "In February 1862" is used twice.
Fixed
Captain Charles Henry Davis had taken command of the Federal squadron on May 9.: there is no antecedence for the squadron, was this the ships that ran past Island No. 10's defences or the naval ships of 12 April?
I've rejigged this section to clarify that the Fort Donelson, Island No. 10, and Fort Pillow Federal fleet is the same unit
with the rest of his fleet upriver;...: suggest "with the rest of Davis's fleet upriver;"
I've rephrased this sentence, so the issue is no longer in question (this applied to both Davis and the prior commanding officer, so I have now named)
Battle
... fire another volley in the Confederate ship.: suggest " fire another volley into the Confederate ship."
Done
...; this time the fire came from Carondelet.: the "this time" seems unnecessary since the previous sentence already refers to Carondelet.
Done
The Federal vessels had lighter drafts than...: same comment as the lead.
See reply above
Sources
Sources appear reliable, the majority are university presses.
I did a spot check based on the online source (cite 1); this checks out OK, AGF on the others.
Other stuff
Image tags OK
Dupelinks: 'Memphis, Tennessee', USS Benton, USS Pittsburgh, USS St Louis
This looks to be all in order, so am passing as GA as I believe that the article meets the necessary criteria. Cheers,
Zawed (
talk)
04:20, 29 April 2023 (UTC)reply
...guarded by an ironclad be further...: is the "be" supposed to be there?
Rephrased. The grammar made sense in my mind, but that doesn't mean much
Confederate vessels:...: I think the colon should be a comma?
Yes, corrected
The Federal ironclads had lighter drafts than the Confederate vessels,...: I don't think lighter is quite right when referring to draft. Shallower would be better but that is used later in the sentence, so how about " The Federal ironclads had a reduced draft relative to the Confederate vessels,..."?
Actually, for this context, it generally works. For instance, the later
tinclad warships were often known as "light drafts" because of their shallower drafts
In the first paragraph, the phrase "In February 1862" is used twice.
Fixed
Captain Charles Henry Davis had taken command of the Federal squadron on May 9.: there is no antecedence for the squadron, was this the ships that ran past Island No. 10's defences or the naval ships of 12 April?
I've rejigged this section to clarify that the Fort Donelson, Island No. 10, and Fort Pillow Federal fleet is the same unit
with the rest of his fleet upriver;...: suggest "with the rest of Davis's fleet upriver;"
I've rephrased this sentence, so the issue is no longer in question (this applied to both Davis and the prior commanding officer, so I have now named)
Battle
... fire another volley in the Confederate ship.: suggest " fire another volley into the Confederate ship."
Done
...; this time the fire came from Carondelet.: the "this time" seems unnecessary since the previous sentence already refers to Carondelet.
Done
The Federal vessels had lighter drafts than...: same comment as the lead.
See reply above
Sources
Sources appear reliable, the majority are university presses.
I did a spot check based on the online source (cite 1); this checks out OK, AGF on the others.
Other stuff
Image tags OK
Dupelinks: 'Memphis, Tennessee', USS Benton, USS Pittsburgh, USS St Louis
This looks to be all in order, so am passing as GA as I believe that the article meets the necessary criteria. Cheers,
Zawed (
talk)
04:20, 29 April 2023 (UTC)reply