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... that the Dutch government considered converting the incomplete Java-class cruisers (example pictured) into English Channel ferries?

Source: "Dutch politicians questioned the need for expensive new warships, among them the new naval minister, Hendrik Bijleveld... It was even suggested that the cruisers be sold to private concerns and converted into English Channel ferries." - Page 8 and 9 of The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II

Improved to Good Article status by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

GGOTCC 02:58, 1 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you for this fascinating article about naval ships. Congratulations on the GA success.

I recommend using the image which appears on the article, which I have added here. Storye book (talk) 11:29, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! While I appreciate your recomendation, I used the same image when Java was featured on DYK on the 21st. I wanted to avoid using the same image for the sake of keeping things fresh. What do you think? GGOTCC 18:47, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Ah, sorry, I didn't realise that, thank you for the heads up. But there are plenty more photos of the ship here. If you would like to choose one which would look clear as a thumbnail, please link it here, and then I'll review it and delete the old pic.. Storye book (talk) 18:58, 1 June 2025 (UTC)