Talk:USS Matanikau

GA Review

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Reviewer: CPA-5 (talk · contribs) 17:19, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

• I think the lead should have a little more information about her career.
• in order to replace heavy early war losses We're talking about WWII right?
• providing 9,000 horsepower (6,700 kW), thus enabling her kW needs to be linked.
• One 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose gun was mounted This sentence has sea of blue in it.

• It's hard to really rearrange the links, the descriptions follow each other. I don't necessarily see the links as a problem, as long as it isn't simply link bloat.

• named escort carriers after bays or sounds in Alaska Link to Territory Alaska.
• transferred to the United States Navy and commissioned on 24 June 1944 Link the United States Navy.
• Whilst in Hawaii, news of the Japanese surrender broke Pipe Hawaii to the Territory of Hawaii.
• What does VC, VCS, CVHE and AKV-36 mean?

• VC and CVS represent designations for air groups. I've clarified accordingly.

• She returned to California on 19 November Link California.
• She was struck from the Navy list on 1 April 1960 and she was sold on 27 July 1960 to Jacq. Pierot, Jr. & Sons, New York for scrapping Is there a reason why she was scrapped?

• Not really? With mothballed ships, you have to pay for maintenance, and the metal on any ship is quite valuable, as it's already processed.

• sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Grant, the wife of United States Representative Robert A. Grant; This looks odd you sure that's his wife's name?

Images

• "File:FM-2 Wildcat on catapult of USS Matanikau (CVE-101) on 27 July 1944 (80-G-376560).jpg" There is a typo here A FM-2 Wildcat fighter situated on the aircraft catapult preparing to take off, 27 July 1944. --> "An FM-2 Wildcat fighter situated on the aircraft catapult preparing to take off, 27 July 1944."
• The rest looks good to me.

Infobox

• The Ordered part isn't mentioned in the body with its cite and then we can remove the cite in the infobox. Also do we know when she was ordered?

• When the ship was awarded.

• Awarded part isn't mentioned in the body and it has no ref which would make it OR.
• nmi needs a link.
• "(1944-1946)" --> "(1944–1946)"
• "(1946-1960)" --> "(1946–1960)"

Sources

• Both "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA" and "World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, S4 Hulls" need a |website= template.
• Unlink both London and England in Chesneau's source.
• "Y'Blood, William" --> "Y'Blood, William T."

That's anything from me. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 17:19, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

@CPA-5: I've responded to your points. Stikkyy t/c 06:05, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

• @Stikkyy: Last question, where are the sources of Maksel and Stubblebine? If these is addressed then I believe we can promote it. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 10:07, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

@CPA-5:  Done Stikkyy t/c 07:14, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

• Passing this one. Will have a look in the others tomorrow. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 21:03, 19 January 2020 (UTC)