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The result was: promoted by
PFHLai (
talk) 14:34, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
... that the flags hoisted on the Finnish icebreaker
Tarmo on 3 March 1918 included a large white
tablecloth?
ALT: "... that one of the flags hoisted on the Finnish icebreaker
Tarmo on 3 March 1918 was a large white
tablecloth?"
Comment: Probably not the only ship in history to surrender, but the idea of the brave capturers rushing to the mess hall to get a makeshift white flag is rather amusing. An alternative, slightly more serious hook could be "... that icebreaker
Tarmo was the first ship flying the
flag of the independent Finland to open fire on an enemy ship?" or something similar with slightly different wording.
Created/expanded by
Tupsumato (
talk). Self nom at 20:53, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Date and size of expansion are OK, hook facts all check out, added an image from Commons that checks out. AGF on Finnish language sources. -
The BushrangerOne ping only 21:39, 26 April 2012 (UTC)