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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 19:39, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Wampanoag-class frigate

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Lead of her class, USS Wampanoag c. 1869

... that despite being embroiled in the American Civil War, the Union Navy built the Wampanoag-class frigates (pictured) for a planned war against Great Brittain?

Source: "By by 1863...[the] U.S. Navy looked to commerce raiding as the best means for neutralizing potential British involvement. Congress authorized the construction of a fleet of large, fast steam cruisers—the Wampanoag and her seven siblings."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/april/historic-ships-wampanoag-germ-idea-battlecruiser

ALT1: ... that despite being the fastest steamships in the world at the time, the fastest Wampanoag-class frigate was only in service for a few months?

Source: "In February 1868, the USS Wampanoag sped across rough water at a record-breaking speed of 17 knots. That feat made her the fastest steam screw-driven warship afloat...The active life of the Wampanoag, however, was measured in months..."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2002/august/wampanoag-goes-trial

Source: "By the time Wampanoag steamed into Hampton Roads on 17 February, she was the fastest ship in the world." https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/april/historic-ships-wampanoag-germ-idea-battlecruiser

Reviewed:

Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GGOTCC (talk) 23:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC).

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.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall:

@GGOTCC: The article looks good, it is properly sourced, it is neutral, it is new, and there seems to be no instances of plagiarism. The image is properly licensed, it is clear, and is used in the article. Congratulations! The article is ready for further DYK development! 🐝 B33 net 🐝