Talk:John Schank

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[edit] Requested move

Admiral John Schank, 1740-1823 → Admiral John Schanck — There are two spellings used on the web, but it appears Schanck is the more common one. — Talk:Admiral John Schank, 1740-1823 — Cleinsea 18:06, 25 May 2006 (UTC) copied from WP:RM

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Oppose John Schank would be sufficient, and is the spelling prefered by the Oxford DNB. Google results are probably explained by O'Brian's choice of spelling. Septentrionalis 03:08, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
Rename to either John Schank or John Schanck to remove title and dates (per WP:MoS). David Kernow 11:31, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Oppose Mount Schank, Australia is named after him and his 1820 portrait by Sir William Beechey is labelled Admiral John Schank. Also there are a couple Captains of the American Revolution that use the spelling SchanckJavadane 21:57, 30 June 2006 (UTC)