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* ... that the  10-gun [[sloop-of-war]] '''[[HMS Stork (1756)|HMS  ''Stork'']]''' was originally designed to resemble [[George III of England|King George III]]{{'}}s yacht [[HMY Royal Caroline (1750)|''Royal Caroline'']]?
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* ... that the  10-gun [[sloop-of-war]] '''[[HMS Stork (1756)|HMS  ''Stork'']]''' was originally designed to resemble [[George II of England|King George II]]{{'}}s yacht [[HMY Royal Caroline (1750)|''Royal Caroline'']]?
 
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Eastern salient of Java|Eastern salient of Java]]
 
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Eastern salient of Java|Eastern salient of Java]]
 
:* ''Comment'': Probably the only interesting feature of this vessel, which had a short and inglorious career in the British and French Navies in the 1750s. The royal yachts were an uncommon template for a ship designed for active service. As a piece of OR (and therefore not included in the article), the copying of design in this case perhaps reflected the inexperience of the Surveyor, who had never designed a Navy vessel before.
 
:* ''Comment'': Probably the only interesting feature of this vessel, which had a short and inglorious career in the British and French Navies in the 1750s. The royal yachts were an uncommon template for a ship designed for active service. As a piece of OR (and therefore not included in the article), the copying of design in this case perhaps reflected the inexperience of the Surveyor, who had never designed a Navy vessel before.

Revision as of 22:37, 14 December 2016

HMS Stork (1756)

The King's yacht Royal Caroline was the basis for design of HMS Stork.
The King's yacht Royal Caroline was the basis for design of HMS Stork.
  • Reviewed: Eastern salient of Java
  • Comment: Probably the only interesting feature of this vessel, which had a short and inglorious career in the British and French Navies in the 1750s. The royal yachts were an uncommon template for a ship designed for active service. As a piece of OR (and therefore not included in the article), the copying of design in this case perhaps reflected the inexperience of the Surveyor, who had never designed a Navy vessel before.

Created by Euryalus (talk). Self-nominated at 23:25, 12 December 2016 (UTC).