Template:Did you know nominations/New Zealand White Ensign
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:02, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
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New Zealand White Ensign
New Zealand White Ensign
- ... that until a distinct white ensign (pictured) was adopted in 1968, Royal New Zealand Navy vessels at sea might have been indistinguishable from British vessels? "When the New Zealand Naval Forces were established under the Defence Act of 1913, an Agreement was reached with the Admiralty that New Zealand ships would wear the same ensign and jack as ships of the Royal Navy ... By the 1930s the New Zealand flag was customarily worn as a jack. At sea, however, a jack is not usually worn and the White Ensign did not provide a sufficient display of the national identity, particularly in battle." from: "The White Ensign". Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ALT1:... that until the New Zealand White Ensign (pictured) was adopted in 1968, ships of her navy flew the British White Ensign? "When the New Zealand Naval Forces were established under the Defence Act of 1913, an Agreement was reached with the Admiralty that New Zealand ships would wear the same ensign and jack as ships of the Royal Navy ... The White Ensign continued to be worn by New Zealand naval vessels until 1968." from: "The White Ensign". Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ALT2:... that the New Zealand White Ensign (pictured) is flown from Auckland Harbour Bridge on 1 October to mark the founding of the Royal New Zealand Navy?"The flag of the Royal New Zealand Navy is flying high above the Auckland Harbour Bridge for the first time. The White Ensign is flying to mark Saturday's 75th anniversary of the foundation of the navy and will fly annually on October 1. " from: Collins, Hugh (30 September 2016). "Royal New Zealand Navy White Ensign flying above Auckland Harbour Bridge". Stuff. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 19:43, 1 August 2020 (UTC).
Nicely done, is new enough, long enough, and no issues with the article. I like the first hook best, ALT1 would also work. I think ALT2 is not interesting enough. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 23:21, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
