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Title[edit]

Is the correct title for this page SS Belgica? Belgica should redirect to Gallia Belgica, not to a ship. I am making Belgica (disambiguation) to serve all seekers. --Wetman 03:09, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

No i don't think so. Belgian ships do not use the standard prefixes. Therefore according to the naming conventions for ships, this page should best be titled "Belgica (ship)" or "Belgian Oceanografic Research Vessel Belgica". i personally prefer the former. --Plastictv 09:25, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dates[edit]

The ship departs Belgium August 1897, gets stuck in the ice in February 1897 (i.e. 6 months earlier!), and gets back in Belgium in November 2008 (21 months later), which would mean that the trip from Antarctica back to Belgium took them 8 months (they were stuck for 13 months). Can someone correct these dates, as they are currently impossible... Fram 10:47, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've corrected them accroding to what is stated in the article Adrien de Gerlachen as those seem more consistent. If they are incorrect, please correct them in both artciels, and reference it. Fram 11:18, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed split[edit]

This article covers two ships. Each should have its own article, therefore I propose that this article be split and the title converted to a shipindex page. Mjroots (talk) 13:54, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Concur. Haus^Talk 14:00, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Two ships = two articles. —Diiscool (talk) 21:17, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've made a start on the earlier ship. Anyone want to tackle the current Belgica? Suggest leaving the article as it is until such time as both articles are created, then turning it into a shipindex page - As for SS Belgica, at least 7 ships have carried the name Belgica. Mjroots (talk) 21:54, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RV Belgica (1884) article now created. Mjroots (talk) 14:11, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RV Belgica (A962) also created. Mjroots (talk) 16:04, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I had a quick run around the interwikis, but they could probably do with checking. Lack of language skills isn't too much problem as there are dates and pictures hinting at the scope of the articles. Rich Farmbrough, 07:00, 8 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]