Talk:HMS Finisterre (D55)

A fact from HMS Finisterre (D55) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 May 2004. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the HMS Finisterre replaced her sister-ship the Hogue in Far Eastern service after the latter was destroyed by a collision with an Indian cruiser?

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This article claimed that the ship was named after the battle of Cape Finisterre (1805). It seems to me rather more likely that it was named after the first or second battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747 as these were more unalloyed victories. A definitive answer would be useful Gdr 11:46, 2005 Mar 17 (UTC).