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:* Comment: "world's largest" may not hold up, googling for world's largest car ferry fleet returns [[BC_Ferries#Fleet|BC Ferries]] in Canada (36), not [[Pere_Marquette_Railway#Car_ferries|Pere Marquette]]. Competing sources are going to complicate this. Can you add a year for when Pere Marquette claimed to be top? Or replace world claim with a specific number? [[Special:Contributions/70.67.222.124|70.67.222.124]] ([[User talk:70.67.222.124|talk]]) 16:53, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
 
:* Comment: "world's largest" may not hold up, googling for world's largest car ferry fleet returns [[BC_Ferries#Fleet|BC Ferries]] in Canada (36), not [[Pere_Marquette_Railway#Car_ferries|Pere Marquette]]. Competing sources are going to complicate this. Can you add a year for when Pere Marquette claimed to be top? Or replace world claim with a specific number? [[Special:Contributions/70.67.222.124|70.67.222.124]] ([[User talk:70.67.222.124|talk]]) 16:53, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
* Attention I.P. - Conversation of such nature should be done at the article Talk Page. The DYK reviewer can determine what the solution is here. --[[User:Doug Coldwell|Doug Coldwell]] ([[User talk:Doug Coldwell|talk]]) 17:47, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
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:* Attention I.P. - Conversation of such nature should be done at the article Talk Page. The DYK reviewer can determine what the solution is here. --[[User:Doug Coldwell|Doug Coldwell]] ([[User talk:Doug Coldwell|talk]]) 17:47, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
  
  
 
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William L. Mercereau

  • ... that William L. Mercereau was the builder and operator of the world's largest carferry fleet, starting in 1905, and was the superintendent of the steamships during his working career?
Source - Tribute to 'The Father of the Fleet' (part 1) -even then the largest carferry fleet in the world-
Source - Tribute to 'The Father of the Fleet' (part 2) Such is a brief and factual summary of his life as the builder and operator of the world's largest carferry fleet.
Source - World's Largest Carferry Fleet In Port

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 14:21, 25 June 2017 (UTC).

  • Comment: "world's largest" may not hold up, googling for world's largest car ferry fleet returns BC Ferries in Canada (36), not Pere Marquette. Competing sources are going to complicate this. Can you add a year for when Pere Marquette claimed to be top? Or replace world claim with a specific number? 70.67.222.124 (talk) 16:53, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Attention I.P. - Conversation of such nature should be done at the article Talk Page. The DYK reviewer can determine what the solution is here. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 17:47, 26 June 2017 (UTC)