Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Hammersley
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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 09:30, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
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Peter Hammersley
- ... that Spam played a key part in the design of the urinals on the Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class submarines? Nickname: "His obvious nickname, "Ham", which was in short supply in wartime, was changed to "Spam", after the tinned processed meat." Urinals: "In Skipjack there had been urinals back aft, but none in Dreadnought: Hammersley insisted that the design be modified, and the space was always known as Spam's Folly." from: "Rear-Admiral 'Spam' Hammersley, engineer officer of Britain's first nuclear submarine – obituary". The Telegraph. 17 February 2020.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve
- Comment: I can supply other, more traditional hooks if needed but I quite like this whimsical one
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC).
Review: The article is new enough, big enough, well written and referenced, nominated timely. No copyvios found. The hook is interesting and cited. QPQ was done. I have to admit, I was hooked by the hook. Since April 1 is past, I recommend this go in the last position of the day's DYKs, generally reserved for oddball or intriguing hooks. -- MelanieN (talk) 22:24, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
