Talk:French destroyer Fronde

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:28, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

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Fronde wrecked in Hong Kong

• ... that French destroyer Fronde was wrecked after the 1906 Hong Kong typhoon (pictured), killing five of her crew members? Source: Harvey, p. 1601
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Improved to Good Article status by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 01:34, 10 June 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/French destroyer Fronde; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Promoted to GA status, so meets new criteria. Article long enough (6124 characters of prose). Hook short enough (120 characters). Earwig shows copyvio unlikely, highest match only 5.7% similarity. Hook is interesting enough, raises question as to why the French ship was in Hong Kong. Verifiable, conforms to policy, neutral. Hook is from a sentence in the article and is supported by citation to a reliable source for it found at hathitrust web site. Picture is from Wikimedia Commons, is shown as in public domain. QPR completed. Donner60 (talk) 01:34, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
  • @Onegreatjoke and Donner60: I'm not suuper comfortable with the sourcing here; it appears to be a primary source, and we're assuming that there's no source out there that ever found the five missing. Is there a post hoc secondary source that confirms that the search concluded in failure? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 22:44, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
    • @Onegreatjoke, Theleekycauldron, and Sturmvogel 66: Yes. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2151272/french-navy-memorial-hong-kong-five-sailors-who-died-great-typhoon-1906 South China Morning Post June 19, 2018 by Stuart Heaver French navy memorial in Hong Kong for five sailors who died in great typhoon of 1906 gets overdue restoration Excerpt: "The eight-metre-high granite memorial, erected in 1908, commemorates five sailors who lost their lives on the French torpedo destroyer Fronde, during one of the former British colony’s worst natural disasters – the great typhoon of September 18, 1906." And more.
    • Also: Science Direct web site https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225603222000261 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 174-218 Tropical Cyclone Research and Review A historical re-analysis of the calamitous midget typhoon passing through Hong Kong on 18 September 1906 and its storm surge impact to Hong Kong Hong Kong on 18 September 1906 Hing Yim Mok a,*, Chi Ming Shun a,1, Stephen Davies b, Wing Hong Lui a, Dick Shum Lau a, Kai Chun Cheung a, Kwan Yin Kong c,1, Sai Tick Chan a a Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China b Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Hong Kong, China c US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA Available online 11 October 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcrr.2022.09.005 Under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
    • Excerpt: P. 176 "Amongst the victims, the steamer Albatross, with about 150 passengers on board, foundered near the Ninepins12 (Hong Kong Daily Press (21.9.1906)). The launch Ying Fat, foundered near Capsuimun13 and over 100 passengers were drowned (Hong Kong Daily Press (22.9.1906)). Some 20 or 30 passengers on board the river steamer Wingchai were drowned when the steamer was driven ashore at Samshuipo14 (Hong Kong Daily Press (20.9.1906)). Twelve passengers and 20 of a crew on board the river steamer Perseverance perished when it foundered near Cheung Chau (Hong Kong Telegraph (19.9.1906)). And five of the crew on board the French torpedo destroyer Fronde that was washed ashore south of the Royal Navy Torpedo Camber at Kowloon lost their lives China Mail (20.9.1906)." And other references about the Fronde are in the article.
    • I'll take the liberty of adding the sources to the article after posting this. Donner60 (talk) 03:10, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
      • Excellent, thank you! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 06:28, 13 July 2023 (UTC)