# Talk:USS Romeo

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Reviewer: Djmaschek (talk · contribs) 04:45, 7 December 2022 (UTC)


### Initial review
I skimmed it and it looks pretty good, though I can see a few minor issues. Just FYI, the Romeo was involved in the expedition that resulted in the Battle of Yazoo City (my creation) on 5 March 1864, but my sources only mentioned the gunboat Exchange. Apparently, the Romeo was assigned elsewhere by the start of March. I will be busy tomorrow, but may get to this the day after. Djmaschek (talk) 04:45, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

@Djmaschek: - Yes, it appears she was transferred out of Yazoo before then.  One of the sources I borrowed from a library for this and the related USS Marmora (1862) provide some more detail on the navy at Yazoo City: the first howitzer crew was with a gun from Exchange and manned by men from USS Petrel.  The officer in charge of the first howitzer ran away, and the crew was driven back after hand-to-hand fighting.  Marmora then sent a second howitzer and crew over, which did better.  Petrel and Marmora also provided naval support fire. (Myron J. Smith, Tinclads in the Civil War, pp.169-171)  I can add something to the Yazoo City article or send you scan of the relevant pages of Smith if you'd like. Hog Farm  Talk 05:21, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
@Hog Farm: If you want to add material to the Battle of Yazoo City article, go for it, it's Wikipedia. You may have noticed that I added material, including maps, to your Battle of Prairie Grove article. Djmaschek (talk) 03:31, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


### Review 1
@Hog Farm: Sorry for the delay. Please make the following corrections, or else argue your case to not change it. Thanks. Djmaschek (talk) 05:40, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Introduction, paragraph 1: "Vicksburg, Mississippi" needs a comma after the state name. It really is a rule. I only found out about this one within the last year.
Done
Introduction, paragraph 2: "decommissioned". Please capitalize, since it is the start of a sentence.
Done
Construction and characteristics, paragraph 1: I strongly suspect that Romeo's sister was the USS Juliet, so you should use the link.
It's supported by Smith's footnotes as well.  It had been linked, but the link wasn't obvious, so I've changed the linking.
Construction and characteristics: The infobox lists Romeo's tonnage, but it is not mentioned or cited in the body of the article. Please add it to the narrative and cite.
Added (and cited) in body
Infobox: Under Propulsion, there needs to be a space after the 2.
Added
Fort Hindman, paragraph 1: January 3 > January 3, 1863. New year.
Added
Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 1: February 6 > February 6, 1863. I like to see the year near the top of the section. A reader might jump to that section and then wonder what year they are in.
Added
Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 1: "Donaldsonville, Louisiana". Comma after.
Added
Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 2: Unlink USS Marmora, since it's linked under Fort Hindman, paragraph 1.
Done.  I forgot to remove the link when I added mention of Marmora further up using an ILL copy of Bearss vol. 1 (I have vol. 2 & 3 of Bearss, but not the first)
Vicksburg and Yazoo City, paragraph 2: "The expedition fought". You might link the word expedition with Battle of Yazoo City, since that article described the entire operation.
Done
Later service, paragraph 1, sentence 1: "By late February". Please add year 1864.
Done
Later service, paragraph 1: "Natchez, Mississippi". Comma after.
Added
Later service, paragraph 2: "Jos. G. Megler". Jos. is standard shorthand for Joseph, so please use Joseph.
Added
General: I assume no photos exist of Romeo. You might enhance this article by including photos of USS Marmora (1862) and/or USS Prairie Bird. There is also a nice photo of USS Cricket, another tinclad not noted in the article. IMO, a couple of photos would give readers a good idea of what a tinclad warship looked like.
I've added one of Marmora and of Prairie Bird (although I had to get the Marmora image renamed on Commons).  Both of the vessels were sternwheelers like Marmora, so I think they're good images to include.
@Djmaschek: - I've actioned all of the above.  I'll try to get around to adding a bit of detail to the Yazoo City article tomorrow or Tuesday. Hog Farm  Talk 20:26, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: GA class. Nice work. Djmaschek (talk) 04:34, 12 December 2022 (UTC)