Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USS Arizona (BB-39)

USS Arizona (BB-39)

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Original – USS Arizona (BB-39), Port Bow, before being modernized at Norfolk Naval Shipyard between 4 May 1929 and January 1930 ^{see glossary}

Reason: High EV and good quality.
Articles in which this image appears: USS Arizona (BB-39)
FP category for this image: Vehicles/Water
Creator: Unknown

Support as nominator -- ■ MMXX ^talk 01:15, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support; EV ●Mehran ^Debate● 15:50, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support High EV, nice and sharp, good illustration of probably the most famous battleship in the world. Clegs (talk) 09:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Surely not? What of the Bismarck, Hood or Yamato? JJ Harrison (talk) 22:54, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The image caption says the ship is underway, yet I see no bow wave, no wake, etc. Rather, there seems to be a mooring or anchor line from the left bow. Does anyone else concur? Should we change the caption? Clegs (talk) 10:32, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional Support Great picture, but the caption needs some improvement (E.G. Where is the ship going? Where did it come from? Whats it doing?). I agree with Clegs. There is no disturbance in the water in the area around the ship, so it doesn't appear to be moving. Dusty777 (talk) 16:54, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support the EV is high but I agree with Clegs --Guerillero | My Talk 17:15, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Underway, not making way; underway should not be confused with making way, see this, also this article explains that a vessel can be underway with no way on (i.e., not moving), this is the original caption provided by NARA ~~and I assume it is correct~~. however, the caption's date is probably wrong as suggested by someone here, the ship was modernised in 1930, but in the image she has cage masts instead of tripod masts, the ones you can see here and here. ■ MMXX ^talk 00:22, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please see comment by User:Sturmvogel 66 at file's talk page. ■ MMXX ^talk 01:16, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sturm also concers on the file's talk page that the ship is anchored and not underway.

I understand the difference, however, she appears to have an anchor line or mooring line coming from her left bow. According to your link, she would then not be considered 'under way'. Clegs (talk) 10:31, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sturm is right on that. I don't think there's any way to tell where the photo is taken unless we find a distinguishing feature that was only on the ship for a very short period of time, which we could then link with a place. Also, OOC, what do you people of adding back some of the sky and water that was cropped from the top and bottom? Right now it seems too narrow to me (I was the one who originally cropped it, but now I'm rethinking the crop) Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:09, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I like the crop the way it is. It's very aesthetically balanced. Clegs (talk) 10:28, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I too prefer this crop, it is better for the article and has better EV than original image. ■ MMXX ^talk 22:26, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support Per above. JJ Harrison (talk) 22:54, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I've corrected the file description. should I rename it and remove the date from file name? ■ MMXX ^talk 00:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Arizona (BB39) Port Bow, Underway - NARA - 5900075 - 1930.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:26, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]