Template:Did you know nominations/SS Mantola (1916)

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 00:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

SS Mantola (1916)

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  • ... that SS Mantola sailed for less than a year before being sunk in 1917 while carrying around 600,000 ounces of silver?

Created/expanded by Benea (talk). Self nom at 11:38, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

  • Length, date, and sources checked. - PM800 (talk) 00:30, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
It would be nice (but not required for DYK) if the type of "ounce" could be identified so that a metric conversion could be provided. It is most likely to be a troy ounce, since it's used to measure silver, but the source cited in the article does not specify. --Orlady (talk) 17:24, 16 October 2011 (UTC)