Talk:Neptune class battleship

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[edit] I have removed the November 2005 clean-up tag.

I did a major edit. I removed some content, but kept most of the original.

I also added specifications and some links. Jak722 01:40, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reference to the South Carolina Class Battleship

This referrence to the superfiring turrets on the South Carolina causing damage to the lower turret if fired within 30 degrees of the stern is not correct. The upper main gun could be fired directly over the lower turret without effecting the lower turret at all. It was tested before in a special rig and after construction. I am challenging this assertion, either back it up or I will remove it in 48 hours. Tirronan 20:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Having reread this 4 times I came to understand that the superfiring comments were for the stern pair of turrets in the Netune class. Though it is very strange that the South Carolina's didn't have this problem (they had lots of other problems) and the Netunes did, I don't have expertise in British battleship design to contest this. I withdraw my objection. Serious thought should be given to rewriting that sentence its very confusing Tirronan 21:18, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:HMS Neptune (Royal Navy battleship).jpg

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Don't you just got to love bots where lots of time have to be spent on a image that is over 100 years old and out of any copywrite protects per US law must now be justified so yet another smurf can be happy that he has contributed... nothing. I will research this though its a pretty good waste of time for many an editor with better things to do. Its bad enough that we have to deal with trolls let alone deal with automated bots to help mangle arcticles. Tirronan 18:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

HMS Neptune was scrapped in 1922, as the picture of her afloat with all her armaments intact this picture was taken at least a year earlier, in any case this picture is at least 85 years old and by US Copywrite law out of any copywrite protection. Tirronan 19:36, 6 June 2007 (UTC)