Talk:HMS Junella

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Vincent60030 (talk) 17:44, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that during the Falklands War a fishing trawler served in the Royal Navy as HMS Junella? "five deep sea trawlers, all between 1200 and 1500 tons, were taken up ... manned by RN crews ... of the 11th Minesweeping Squadron under the White Ensign" from: page 107 of: Villar, Captain Roger (1984). Merchant Ships at War: The Falklands Experience. London: Conway Maritime Press and Lloyd's of London Press. ISBN 0851772986.
  • ALT1:... that HMS Junella carried a sea mine back from the Falklands War on her deck, covered by a wet mattress to keep the explosives cool? "HMS Junella, one of five trawler-minesweepers which returned to Rosyth on August 11m brought back with her from the Falklands a deadly reminder of her dangerous role during the last few months. Carried on her stern was a large, green mine - defused, but still packed with enough explosive to sink a ship ... as temperatures rose when the ship reached the tropics on the passage home, the mine was kept cool by covering it with a water-soaked mattress" from page 40 of: *"Junella Nurses Deadly Cargo". Navy News: 40. September 1982.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert F. Utter

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:32, 11 September 2020 (UTC).

• A new, well-written, and well-referenced article with interesting, in-line sourced hooks. Both hooks are nice, but I think that the first one is more catchy. No copyvio. QPQ is done. As I cannot access the page of the book referenced in the first hook, I accept it in good faith. Applodion (talk) 21:05, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Additional source

http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Pesqueros/Congelador/Junella.htm (site has a respectable-looking editorial commitee) - Dumelow (talk) 12:36, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:HMS Junella/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Dumelow (talk · contribs) 08:40, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 00:50, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Will pick up this one.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 00:50, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

• Earwig only flags a few common phases (e.g. National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 10:51, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Lead

• This might be more of a style preference, but personally I prefer adding a comma after a time clause and/or connectors (e.g. On 11 April 1982, she was taken up from trade... and In the meantime she was utilised..., After being damaged by fire, she...). However, this isn't a dealbreaker for me at GAN if the ommission of commas is your preferred style.

I generally quite relaxed on commas. I am happy to leave as they are or add in if you prefer - Dumelow (talk) 17:13, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

• She was fitted with Second World War era Shouldn't be World War II-era? Also wikilink

Linked. Second World War is more commonly used in British English - Dumelow (talk) 17:13, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Early career

• Don't really have much problems, although I encourage a little rephrasing such that not every sentence in this section begins with "She was..."

Oh yes, good point. I've edited to try to mix it up a bit! - Dumelow (talk) 17:13, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Falklands War

• When the British were planning the military response to the 2 April 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands they suspected that they would need to deal with naval mines laid on the sea approaches. Think this needs to be split up a little more, or at least a comma between ...Falkland Islands, they suspected.... I don't think it's necessary to mention the exact date (just the year would do).

I've reworded this section a bit and added a bit of context. I liked the date as it emphasises how quickly the ships had to be taken from commercial use, refitted and taken into military service.

• They searched for vessels of between 1,200 and 1,500 tons displacement, capable of approximately 17 knots speed and with a fuel endurance of 60 days Convert values needed here especially for tons and knots.

Done

• Argentine forces in the Falklands surrendered en-masse on 14 June Don't think "en-masse" is really needed

Trimmed

That's all for prose comments for me. Quite a well-researched article for a small vessel in the Falklands War. Personally, I think adding the commas would improve readability at some bits. (e.g. To minimise risk of explosion while passing through the tropics, the mine was kept cool under a water-soaked mattress.) but I will leave it up to your discretion.

Also curious, are there further information of its description and equipment, like HMS Firedrake (H79) or HMS Venerable (1899)? I saw this article is mostly about her service and I can see some details here and there of its design. Maybe some of the information could be shifted to such a section.

Unfortunately, as she was built as a civilian vessel, there's not much written about her specification or design. The article includes literally everything I was able to find out about the ship - Dumelow (talk) 17:25, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Will do a source review.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 04:57, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Source review

• Refs 4, 10, 12, 16 check out (I managed to get access to the offline sources)

No other issues. Happy to pass.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 00:38, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination 2

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The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath talk 10:43, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

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• ... that in 1982 HMS Junella carried a naval mine from the Falklands Islands to Great Britain on her deck, covered by a wet mattress to keep the explosives cool?

• Source: "HMS Junella, one of five trawler-minesweepers which returned to Rosyth on August 11m brought back with her from the Falklands a deadly reminder of her dangerous role during the last few months. Carried on her stern was a large, green mine - defused, but still packed with enough explosive to sink a ship ... as temperatures rose when the ship reached the tropics on the passage home, the mine was kept cool by covering it with a water-soaked mattress" from page 40 of: *"Junella Nurses Deadly Cargo". Navy News: 40. September 1982.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Neil Cunningham & Template:Did you know nominations/WICC-TV
  • Comment: Previously appeared 25 September 2020 so per WP:DYKNEW it is eligible to appear again now it has passed GA

Improved to Good Article status by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 950 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 11:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC).

• Earwig ins't flagging anything major, QPQ done, I find the hook intresting, well sourced, the article islong enough and new enough. Satisfactory length between DKY apperences. The only thing is I slightly tweaked the hook to add links. Olliefant (she/her) 20:47, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:44, 11 November 2025 (UTC)