Ship Trivia Quiz

That would be The Jenny, the crew was frozen to death.  

The dog's name was Charles IV.

What the heck - nothing to lose at this point.

When this ship was found 17 years after the last crew member died,  the crew - including a dog - was buried at sea.

Name the ship and how her crew perished.   I'd give bonus points for the dog's name, but that would be anybody's guess.

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Wow, this was getting buried. I am going to give the answer to my question and then any other person can give the next question.

The CSS Stonewall was built in France with a sistership. They were initially to be called Sphynx and Cheops to help disguise them from the Union authorities.After discovery by the Union, they were sold to a pair of warring nations, Denmark and Prussia at the time of the Second Schleswig War. The Sphynx was to be called the Stærkodder while the Cheops became the Prinz Adalbert under the Prussians. This little war would have seen teh sisters on opposite sides, but contested negotiations between Denmark and the builder resulted in the Danes sailing her to Copenhagen. There a Confederate crew was boarded and she was renamed the CSS Stonewall while at sea. Under the watchful eyes of Union vessels she sailed, but sprung a leak which was repaired in Spain. From there she sailed for there to Lisbon then Nassau intending to attack Shermans supply base in South Carolina at Port Royal. The war ended and she sailed to cuba and handed herself over to the Spanish authorities. The US took her over and brought her to a dry dock where she stayed decommission until sold to the Tokugawa shogunate and renamed Kōtetsu. Delivery was forestalled in Japan with a care taker US crew and she was given over to the Meiji government in 1869. Afterwards, she particiapetd in several naval battles that solidified the Meiji emperor and elimated the shoguns as a source of power.She was renamed to Azuma in 1871 and decommissoned to civilian harbor service in 1888.

CSS Stonewal:

Sphynx                                                               Cheops (sister)

Stærkodder  (Denmark 1864)                                 Prinz Adalbert (Prussia 1864, scrapped 1878)

CSS Stonewall (CSA 1865)

Kōtetsu (Japan1869)

Azuma (Japan 1871)

Mike T.

As it has been over a week since the last reply on this thread, I claim the right to make the next question.

This vessel was

1) owned by 3 navies;

2) almost fought against its only sistership (they were purchased by opposing forces in the same conflict);

3) It did fight in two civil wars while under different ownerships (no connection between the two conflicts).

Can you name the vessel with at least twoof the names it sailed under?

Mike T.

cerberusjf

The answer is Orel, which sank at her moorings in Kronstadt on the 20th May 1904.  She was raised, completed and sailed with the rest of the fleet to Tsushima, where her three sisters and other ships were sunk by the Japanese.

Correct!, over to you..

Duc de Duras  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(1765)

What was the original name of Paul Jones' "Bonhomme Richard"?

The answer is Orel, which sank at her moorings in Kronstadt on the 20th May 1904.  She was raised, completed and sailed with the rest of the fleet to Tsushima, where her three sisters and other ships were sunk by the Japanese.

No, it wasn't Borodino

It all happened pretty quickly, but it was the Borodino which blew up and sank immediately when hit. Then Alexander 3 and Prince Suvorov, and Orel was captured. Slava was sunk in 1917.

Which of the 5 Russian PreDreadnought  Borodino type (1899) was the first to sink? 

courageous

Royal Oak?

HMS Courageous?

1st capital ship sunk in ww2?

I will take a pass.  Anyone can jump in...

Yes, correct. The "Sirius" was the one I had in mind. Your turn, Echo!

I agree BUMP!

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Both the Sirus and the Unicorn appear in multiple Tintin books/comics.  

In the Tintin series of books by Herge, there's a ship that appears in several books. What is her name?

bondo has it.

Two, according to the illustration on page 249 of Landstrom's "The Ship".

My favorite illustration in that book, of the Barham.

WEM made a kit in 1/700 of Warspite.

They appear to be kind of shallow affairs, maybe so she could ride in over the Heligoland Bight at low tide.

Or miss the Firth of Forth bridge.

A very lovely ship.

my current little ship project is curiously connected:

Here's Pietro and Paolo. Ready to go sink HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Italeri 1/35 Siluro Lenta Corsa "Maiale" (pig). The Decima Flottiglia had some brio.

I just love this kit. It was the most expensive cigar I've ever bought at $ 45.00, but what a fun build so far.

The booklets that Italeri now include are really well done, and the PE, clear styrene and detailed castings really make it.

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One

how many rudders are on the queen elizabeth class battleships? 

Excellent - I would have accepted Gdynia or Danzig - Oksywie is a section of that city.

over to you ddp59

NMike T.