Talk:USS Romeo/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Djmaschek (talk · contribs) 04:45, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Initial review

I skimmed it and it looks pretty good, though I can see a few minor issues. Just FYI, the Romeo was involved in the expedition that resulted in the Battle of Yazoo City (my creation) on 5 March 1864, but my sources only mentioned the gunboat Exchange. Apparently, the Romeo was assigned elsewhere by the start of March. I will be busy tomorrow, but may get to this the day after. Djmaschek (talk) 04:45, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

@Djmaschek: - Yes, it appears she was transferred out of Yazoo before then. One of the sources I borrowed from a library for this and the related USS Marmora (1862) provide some more detail on the navy at Yazoo City: the first howitzer crew was with a gun from Exchange and manned by men from USS Petrel. The officer in charge of the first howitzer ran away, and the crew was driven back after hand-to-hand fighting. Marmora then sent a second howitzer and crew over, which did better. Petrel and Marmora also provided naval support fire. (Myron J. Smith, Tinclads in the Civil War, pp.169-171) I can add something to the Yazoo City article or send you scan of the relevant pages of Smith if you'd like. Hog Farm _Talk 05:21, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: If you want to add material to the Battle of Yazoo City article, go for it, it's Wikipedia. You may have noticed that I added material, including maps, to your Battle of Prairie Grove article. Djmaschek (talk) 03:31, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Review 1

@Hog Farm: Sorry for the delay. Please make the following corrections, or else argue your case to not change it. Thanks. Djmaschek (talk) 05:40, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

• Introduction, paragraph 1: "Vicksburg, Mississippi" needs a comma after the state name. It really is a rule. I only found out about this one within the last year.
  • Done
• Introduction, paragraph 2: "decommissioned". Please capitalize, since it is the start of a sentence.
  • Done
• Construction and characteristics, paragraph 1: I strongly suspect that Romeo's sister was the USS Juliet, so you should use the link.
  • It's supported by Smith's footnotes as well. It had been linked, but the link wasn't obvious, so I've changed the linking.
• Construction and characteristics: The infobox lists Romeo's tonnage, but it is not mentioned or cited in the body of the article. Please add it to the narrative and cite.
  • Added (and cited) in body
• Infobox: Under Propulsion, there needs to be a space after the 2.
  • Added
• Fort Hindman, paragraph 1: January 3 > January 3, 1863. New year.
  • Added
• Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 1: February 6 > February 6, 1863. I like to see the year near the top of the section. A reader might jump to that section and then wonder what year they are in.
  • Added
• Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 1: "Donaldsonville, Louisiana". Comma after.
  • Added
• Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 2: Unlink USS Marmora, since it's linked under Fort Hindman, paragraph 1.
  • Done. I forgot to remove the link when I added mention of Marmora further up using an ILL copy of Bearss vol. 1 (I have vol. 2 & 3 of Bearss, but not the first)
• Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 2: "The expedition fought". You might link the word expedition with Battle of Yazoo City, since that article described the entire operation.
  • Done
• Later service, paragraph 1, sentence 1: "By late February". Please add year 1864.
  • Done
• Later service, paragraph 1: "Natchez, Mississippi". Comma after.
  • Added
• Later service, paragraph 2: "Jos. G. Megler". Jos. is standard shorthand for Joseph, so please use Joseph.
  • Added
• General: I assume no photos exist of Romeo. You might enhance this article by including photos of USS Marmora (1862) and/or USS Prairie Bird. There is also a nice photo of USS Cricket, another tinclad not noted in the article. IMO, a couple of photos would give readers a good idea of what a tinclad warship looked like.
  • I've added one of Marmora and of Prairie Bird (although I had to get the Marmora image renamed on Commons). Both of the vessels were sternwheelers like Marmora, so I think they're good images to include.

@Djmaschek: - I've actioned all of the above. I'll try to get around to adding a bit of detail to the Yazoo City article tomorrow or Tuesday. Hog Farm _Talk 20:26, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: GA class. Nice work. Djmaschek (talk) 04:34, 12 December 2022 (UTC)