Talk:SS Virago

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by JuniperChill talk 20:01, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • ... that the SS Virago was lost with all hands off Alderney in 1882 and not found until 2009?
  • Source: "Mr Keen said of the tragic sinking in June 1882: "Nobody survived, there were 26 crew ... The wreck was discovered in 2009 during a seabed survey for a potential tidal technology but was not identified at the time." from: "Shipwreck off Alderney identified as steamship Virago". BBC News. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  • ALT1: ... that the wreck of the SS Virago, lost with all hands off Alderney in 1882, was not identified for 140 years? Source: As above, plus "A wreck two miles off Alderney in the Channel Islands has been identified as a ship that disappeared 140 years ago." from the same source
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Franco Armani
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 926 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 06:51, 14 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Both hooks verified; ALT1 marginally more interesting, but "lost with all hands" might need rephrasing for landlubbers. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:16, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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