The text of the entry was: Did you know ... 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?
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... 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
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?
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)reply
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)reply
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)reply
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... 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?
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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
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... 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
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?
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)reply
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)reply
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)reply