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Good articleWilliam Phips has been listed as one of the History good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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December 6, 2011Good article nomineeListed
On this day...A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on February 18, 2019.


Tone of article comes across as a work of of fiction rather than informative

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There are too few facts and a whole lot of speculation. It should be toned down to simple statements of events plus corroborating accounts when appropriate. It's quite hard to follow in its current form. Phips is getting more attention from the recent references to the treasure hunt at Oak Island, Nova Scotia, so it seems timely to make some judicious edits. Deliusfan (talk) 01:09, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

utilized Rogers' experience?

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a sloop commanded by Francis Rogers, Phips' second mate on the previous voyage (he had left the Rose in Boston ISTG Vol 4 - Salee Rose). Phips utilized experience as a sailor and shipwright

In the "Striking silver and gold" section Spingleton (talk) 20:22, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]