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The result was redirect to USS Estrella (1862)#United States Navy service. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 08:51, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Augustus P. Cooke[edit]

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Fails WP:SOLDIER as a captain. A minor distinction as the first commander of "a ship armed with self-propelled torpedoes" isn't enough. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:29, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:55, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:55, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Perhaps there should be more sourcing and additional material. Arguably he was a high ranking officer and this has potential under WP:SOLDIER and GNG if properly sourced. I can do some research later if I have some time to source the article. Fifthavenuebrands (talk) 09:30, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

He was not a high-ranking officer. He was a Civil War commander, only promoted to captain long afterwards. This is a long way from flag rank. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:37, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to USS_Estrella_(1862)#United_States_Navy_service. Under modern US rank structures, Naval Captain is OF-6, equivalent to an Army Colonel; not a particularly high rank by Wikipedia standards. By definition, the article could meet the GNG 'if properly sourced' but that's something of a tautology. In fact even ignoring sources, there is little in the article as it stands that jumps out as a claim to notability. I can find a smattering of mentions in sources, but nothing like the significant coverage required for a standalone article. There's a decent target for a redirect and little that justifies a merge, so I'm coming down on redirect as the best option. Hug^syrup 10:28, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Hug. Didn't command a capital ship or reach a flag rank, so doesn't meet SOLDIER. Worth mentioning him on the USS Estrella article though. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 22:55, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete does not meet the inclusion criteria for naval officers.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:04, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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