Template:Did you know nominations/Light Vessel 72

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The result was: promoted by Vincent60030 (talk) 11:36, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Light Vessel 72

Light Vessel 72 in 2012
Light Vessel 72 in 2012
  • ... that Light Vessel 72 (pictured), which helped mark the route to the Normandy landing beaches, has lain in a Welsh scrapyard since 1973? "D-Day's guiding light: 42 years in the River Neath [article is dated 2015] ... With "Juno" written in large letters on its hull, it helped guide British and Canadian landing craft to Normandy as part of Operation Overlord ... The vessel continued as a light station in the Bristol Channel until 1973 and was then sold to a metal scrap yard in Neath." from: Browne, Rob (19 November 2015). "Forty-two years in the River Neath but this rusty ship has a heroic D-Day past". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:02, 14 August 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:17, 15 August 2020 (UTC)