A fact from Philip and Son appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 November 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Clearly all 1350+ vessels are not going to be listed. But the present one seems to have random un-linked names with no explanation. Would it be better to limit it to:
notable vessels with their own articles
other vessels which can be linked to specific articles (eg naval ship classes)
known surviving vessels (which would require a specific citation)