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Removing image tag
editI am removing the tag which says "This section looks like an image gallery." That's because it is. It is a gallery, not a repository. The images illustrate the article, but there is not enough text in which to intersperse them. The policy says "use of a gallery section may be appropriate in some Wikipedia articles if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images." This is one of those cases. Moriori (talk) 01:15, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Rigging
editDoes anyone know the naming of the masts and the sails? I'd guess that like the Preussen she sports fore, main, middle, mizzen and jigger, but it would be nice to know for certain. Likewise there are clearly between 4 and 6 sails on each mast. For the main I assume (again like the Preussen) course, lower top, upper top, lower t'gallant, upper t'gallant and royal. On the fore and mizzen does she just have a single t'gallant, or does she keep upper and lower and not hoist a royal? Likewise on the jigger is that a single top? Regards, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 11:13, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
True Sailing Ship with two Diesel engines?
editThe claim for the Royal Clipper to be a true sailing ship is obviously wrong. In contrast to the Preussen without any engone, she has two built in Diesel motors, as specified in the info box. Why is this critical information not mentioned in context of the false claim? KristallograefIn (talk) 09:18, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- Her main propulsion is sail. AIUI her engines are only used for maneuvering and if becalmed, would you want the crew out in boats rowing? Consider the ship Preussen had a couple of donkey engines to provide power to the winches – did that make her less a true sailing vessel than the ship Cutty Sark? Martin of Sheffield (talk) 10:54, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
- The "donkey machines" of the Preussen were not used for propulsion and you know that. The claim of the Royal Clipper to be a true sailing ship is not more like a hoax. --KristallograefIn (talk) 13:19, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, I do know that, that is why I said "a couple of donkey engines to provide power to the winches". I'm not sure what you mean by "The claim ... is not more like a hoax", not more than what? Before pursuing this further I suggest you find a definition of a "true sailing ship". Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:06, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- ”True sailing ship” is a phrase with several possible meanings; I suspect the one that comes most readily to native English speakers is “a ship fully capable of operating under sail alone”, not “purely sail, without auxiliary propulsion.” Qwirkle (talk) 22:50, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, I do know that, that is why I said "a couple of donkey engines to provide power to the winches". I'm not sure what you mean by "The claim ... is not more like a hoax", not more than what? Before pursuing this further I suggest you find a definition of a "true sailing ship". Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:06, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- The "donkey machines" of the Preussen were not used for propulsion and you know that. The claim of the Royal Clipper to be a true sailing ship is not more like a hoax. --KristallograefIn (talk) 13:19, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Gallery
editThe gallery section should not include every image ever taken of the ship. Each image should illustrate something different and encyclopedic — all the ones that are duplicative images of the full ship at sail can go. And ideally the section as a whole would be removed and integrated into the article body. Sdkb talk 19:25, 16 October 2024 (UTC)