Talk:HMS Centurion (1732)

message: I have just made a pass over this article adding some additional technical info, and looked over the rest of the article at the same time. Until I added my ref for the data, this long article completely lacked any sources at all. Additionally, the majority of this article seems to ramble about the circumnavigation—there is a link to the circumnavigation article, and so details about that particular voyage should be parred down to those that more directly relate to Centurion. Martocticvs (talk) 16:03, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The worst is yet to come, the 'Circumnavigation' section is copied pretty much verbatim from Paine's Ships of Discovery and Exploration. I'm not sure where the later section is from, but it needs tightening as well.  She's a storied ship, and there are plenty of sources, so there shouldn't be any problem giving it a thorough overhaul.  I'll gather sources and give it a go in a bit. Benea (talk) 16:41, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've rewritten and cited the article, plus I've removed a lot of extraneous detail.  Hence I've rated this article as 'B' class. Benea (talk) 04:05, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Excellent job with it as well! It's a much tighter article now - thanks for helping out ;) Martocticvs (talk) 11:09, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article has major problems 

message: and translate it ?.It would blend all right along Le voyage du Commodore Anson...BTW, who could tell me if Anson had (or not) Hadley's octant aboard Centurion during his circumnavigation ? I assumed he had, but some people here support he had not. Best regards & thanks --Arapaima (talk) 10:37, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "Hello. Permission to haul a copy away to WP:Froggy ?

message: How comes that "on 1744, April the 10th, the Admiralty ordered the construction of a replacement ship", while the Centurion reached Spithead only 2 months later, on June, the I5th ? Did the Admiralty have news of the state of Anson's flagship before his arrival ? Or should we read "July" instead of "April" ?  Truly yours...--Arapaima (talk) 09:57, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm.... the way it reads right now, it appears that the dates are pretty mangled. I don't have any references to check though unfortunately. Martocticvs (talk) 18:47, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The information is correct according to Rif's book, specifically "on Voyage round the world 18.9.1740 – 15.6.1744;" and "As Centurion reached home totally worn out, it was first ordered (by AO 10.4.1744) to build a replacement ship in her room....". I've left him a note asking if he can drop by and clear up the matter. Benea (talk) 10:26, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the answer. And what about my first question ("Did  Anson have Hadley's octant during his voyage around the world aboard the Centurion" ?. If somebody can add "français" in the left margin, just to show that the french article exists now, thanks a lot Arapaima (talk) 10:31, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Hello. Permission to ask another question ?

message: Marcel.kummer (talk) 20:21, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately exposure to the elements caused it to crumble to pieces. All that remained was a four-foot high lion’s paw which was eventually recognised as a piece of significant historical interest and returned to Shugborough during the 1920s.
I am sure that this would make a good addition to the existing article. However I am unsure how to refer to the source (in this case an e-mail message from the mentioned Council) correctly. Could anybody help me with this? Marcel.kummer (talk) 05:56, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legacy 

message: The store ships were Anna & Industry, not Anna Pink. This is probably my mistake as I wrongly called Anna Anna Pink on the article the Wager Mutiny. a Pink is a type os vessel.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oberon Houston (talk • contribs) 09:45, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anna & Industry 

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