Talk:HMS Ganges mast

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Did you know... that a 15-year-old boy was killed after falling from the top of a 142-foot high (43 m) mast?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 21:40, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in 1928 a 15-year-old boy was killed after falling from the top of the 142-foot high (43 m) mast at HMS Ganges? "Alfred Hickman, second-class boy, who was killed at the Naval Training establishment through falling from a mast 142ft high" from: Dykes, Godfrey. "3 Boys die at HMS Ganges". RN Communications Branch Museum/Library. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ALT1:... that the mast of HMS Ganges is sited on land? "County: Suffolk District: Babergh (District Authority) Parish: Shotley" from: "Ceremonial Mast of the Former HMS Ganges, Royal Naval Training Establishment, Shotley". Historic England.
- ALT2:... that the mast of HMS Ganges was made from the masts of Cordelia and Agincourt? "consisting partly of the foremast of HMS Cordelia, a corvette paid off in 1900, and partly of the top mast of the sailing battleship Agincourt" from: "Ceremonial Mast of the Former HMS Ganges, Royal Naval Training Establishment, Shotley". Historic England.
- ALT3:... that in 1928 a 15-year-old boy, Alfred Hickman, was killed after falling from the top of the 142-foot high (43 m) mast at HMS Ganges? "Alfred Hickman, second-class boy, who was killed at the Naval Training establishment through falling from a mast 142ft high" from: Dykes, Godfrey. "3 Boys die at HMS Ganges". RN Communications Branch Museum/Library. Retrieved 7 September 2021. (suggested by Cavalryman)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Miss Wool of America Pageant

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 19:20, 7 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article that is well written and well sourced. I personally find ALT0 or ALT2 better than ALT1, although I think there is room to include the name Alfred Hickman in ALT0 if used, I have added it as a possible ALT3. Cavalryman (talk) 11:58, 9 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Modified ALT0 to T:DYK/P3 without image