Talk:Soviet cruiser Kirov

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November 25, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
October 14, 2010	Good topic candidate	Promoted

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Soviet cruiser Kirov/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Folks at 137 (talk) 20:47, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not there yet, IMO.

The Construction section gives great detail on the ship. Not only does this make the text difficult to read, it also duplicates unnecessarily what's already in the infobox.

True, shortened.

The addition of the reasons for the ship's construction may be helpful.

Not really spelled out in any source that I have, but the perceived need to expand the fleet to defend Soviet littoral waters probably suffices. Prefer not to say anything without proof, otherwise its just my opinion.

The abbreviations "LT" and "ST" are not explained. I assume that they mean "long tons" and "short tons" - a simple wikilink would be enough, but quoting all 3 equivalents in the text damages the readability - they could be added as notes.

Done.

Radar detail should be added to infobox, there may be links to the actual model numbers or to a suitable list.

Infobox is for ship as completed. But I did link the radars in the main body.

The ship's draught had to be reduced to allow it through the Moon Channel. Please explain why passage of this channel was so necessary (I think that the Germans had closed other routes, but I'm not sure and it's useful detail).

The statement that she was trapped in the Gulf of Riga in the previous sentence wasn't clear enough?

Not sure that three photos of the memorial add much more than one. BTW, where is the memorial?

They were a legacy. I didn't feel like removing them. Dunno where the memorial is. Don't think it's important.

Where in St Petersburg/Leningrad have the two turrets been placed?

See above.

When was she classified as a training cruiser? And was her postwar service limited to the Baltic? The extensive overhaul suggests a more active ship.

As the article says, twice, 1961. I've added a sentence about her trip into the North Sea in 1956. No other information about her activities is available.

I would normally expect more detail for a promotion from B class, but not in this case, as the Kirov's activity was so limited. Folks at 137 (talk) 20:47, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I had no idea you'd started a review. You really need to follow the procedure in WP:GAN so nobody else tries to start a review as well.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 05:10, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled

- Reviewed and, following a minor ce, am happy to pass this for GA without further comment - well done! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:24, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]