- 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 asthis nomination's talk page,the article's talk page orWikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hookhere.No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was:promoted byTarnishedPath (talk) 22:06, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
Amazon-class sloop
HMSVestal, one of sixAmazon-class sloops
- ... that the American Civil War was inspiration for the BritishAmazon-class sloops(example pictured)?
- Source: "An Amazon class corvette. This class was built to specifically counter the Confederate Alabama" - page 75 ofBritish Cruisers of the Victorian Era by Norman Friedman
Improved to Good Article status by
GGOTCC (
talk).Number of QPQs required:
1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.
GGOTCC 04:28, 25 December 2025 (UTC).
Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go.Thriley (talk) 22:22, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
