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A fact from SS Sardinia (1888) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 February 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that over 100 MoroccanHajj pilgrims died on the SS Sardinia when it caught fire off Malta in 1908?
Latest comment: 4 years ago5 comments3 people in discussion
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:36, 1 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
... that over 100 MoroccanHajj pilgrims died on the SS Sardinia when it caught fire off Malta in 1908? Source: "On her last voyage, which ended on 25 November 1908, the Sardinia was carrying 39 crew, 12 saloon (i.e. first class) passengers and 142 steerage, who were all Moslem Moroccans travelling to the city of Mecca. ... more than 100 Arab passengers had perished" (The Malta Independent)
ALT1:... that the SS Sardinia fire of 1908 has been compared to the loss of the Titanic since most of its lower class passengers died in the disaster? Source: "the sinking of the SS Sardinia in 1908, just beyond the Grand Harbour of Valletta, may be considered the Titanic's Maltese counterpart... most of the Arabs below deck had either perished because of the explosion or drowned in the ensuing sinking. Their sad loss would tragically resemble the sad fate of most of the 3rd class passengers of the Titanic, less than four years later." (The Malta Independent)
Created by Xwejnusgozo (talk). Self-nominated at 17:17, 18 January 2020 (UTC).Reply
Article is long enough, in date and sourced. The hooks are interesting and check out in the sources. Copyvio result is low. Looks good to go, just waiting on a QPQ. Spokoyni (talk) 08:07, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Spokoyni: Thanks for the review! I had actually already done a QPQ (for Vernon Andy Anderson) and it was listed in the original nomination, but another user mistakenly edited and then deleted it before the review, and I hadn't realised that it had been deleted. I have now re-added the QPQ above. All the best! Xwejnusgozo (talk) 13:25, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
How strange! With that sorted, this looks good to go! Spokoyni (talk) 13:33, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
