Talk:HMS Ajax (1880)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Parsecboy (talk · contribs) 20:42, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

• One dupe link.
• Can you clarify what shortcomings the ship inherited from Inflexible? I'd assume the poor handling, but it's not clear.
  • I'd prefer to discuss that at more length in the class article rather than the ship articles. Should I trim this bit down so it doesn't raise questions?
• Torpedo tubes above or below water?
  • They're torpedo launchers, or "carriages", to use a term unfamiliar to the uninitiated.
• This, which in turn references an article in the Daily Telegraph mentions a near collision with Agincourt in 1885.
  • I'm going to pass on this one since there was no actual collision.
    • Fair enough - my thought was that it might be useful since it helps to illustrate the poor handling of the ship. No biggie though.
• According to this, the ship was fitted with a 60-foot torpedo boat.
  • Not even mentioned in Burt, but Parkes has a passing reference that I'd missed.
• The 1890 Brassey's references Ajax, including an accident where a shell burst inside one of the guns, the ship's participation in the 1889 maneuvers, and places the ship in the Reserve as of at least that year.
• This gives a few more details on the collision with Devastation.
• What does "Brown, location 3317" mean?
  • My copy is an .mobi file that lacks page numbers and only has locations. Otherwise all I can give is a chapter #. Thanks for looking at Google Books and pushing me to add this useful material.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:39, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
    • I have a hard copy of Brown (I think I actually have 2 copies, oddly enough) - remind me on Monday and I'll dig up the page number. I'll pass the article now, so it's not an issue for the Wales contest. Parsecboy (talk) 12:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)