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A fact from SS Chester A. Congdon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 April 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the freighter Chester A. Congdon became the largest financial loss to date on the Great Lakes when she wrecked in 1918?
Boatnerd is a respectable resource on Great Lakes shipping.
Lead:
The second paragraph is full of details that really don't need to be in the lead. Definitely needs to be cut down on the intricate details that really should only be in the body of the article.
Done
Background:
"in 1882, Onoko, an iron freighter, temporarily became the largest ship on the lakes." while interesting... I can't see how this helps our understanding of the ship built in 1907.... same for "Two years later, a steel package freighter, Susquehanna, became the largest vessel on the lakes." and "In 1895, the first 400 feet (121.9 m) freighter was constructed. The first 500 feet (152.4 m) freighters were built five years later."
Done. I tweaked the final two sentences.
Design:
"Salt Lake City was the third last ship "10,000-ton capacity class"." I have no idea what this means? I suspect there's a word missing somewhere. And do we really need the three refs on this? Two should be enough for something this uncontentious. One would be fine.
Done
Not required for GA, but does "Built with an arched frame system designed to create an unobstructed cargo hold, Salt Lake City was equipped with 32 telescoping hatch covers." really need FOUR refs? There are other spots where three or four refs are put on information - again, not needed for GA but it makes the text harder to read and makes it look like there's some controversy about the information that requires tons of refs...
Done. I also removed several other refs.
Service history:
"damaging two of her hull plates" who's plates? Weston's or Congdon's?
Done
I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Wikipedia mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no sign of copyright violation.
I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth (talk) 21:38, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
b (citations to reliable sources): 
c (OR): 
Done. Removed refs throughout the article.