Talk:USCGC Leopold

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A fact from USCGC Leopold appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 September 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the US Coast Guard canceled a class of 96 ships simply stating that, "times have changed"?

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The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath talk 07:16, 22 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

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... that the US Coast Guard canceled a class of 96 ships simply stating that, "times have changed"?

Source: However, the Coast Guard halted work on the Leopold on 25 November 1991 because of the rapidly changing world situation. A Coast Guard spokesman stated: "The reason that we're suspending it at this point–and most likely it will be cancelled–is basically times have changed."

Page 563 of The Naval Institute Guide to Ships and Aircraft of U.S. Fleet

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Four-Phase Systems AL1
- Comment: I hope the first would not be too bad of a pipelink, as the article is also the class article.

Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

GGOTCC 13:26, 29 August 2025 (UTC).Reply

Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:41, 30 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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QPQ: Done.

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Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:55, 30 August 2025 (UTC)Reply