Ship Trivia Quiz

Hehehe. I thought about that but then thought NO WAY  that would be too improbable.

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ddp59

enterprise has 4 rudders wereas the other carriers has 2.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/0265ag.jpg

That's it. Four rudders. Take it ddp59.

Felix, nimitz has 4 catapults too so not it.

enterprise has 4 rudders wereas the other carriers has 2.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/0265ag.jpg

four catapults

Hmm......Well, never mind.

Sorry, Rich, but all current US carriers have four shafts and I'm pretty sure they all have four steam turbines.

subfixer

The USS Enterprise is special because she has eight reactors and four what?

Fpur steam turbines and propeller shafts.

(I went to google and entered "USS Enterprise is special because she has eight reactors and four what?")

The USS Enterprise is special because she has eight reactors and four what?

Yes. that is it. human powered paddle wheels.

Felix C.

In the Opium War, the Nemesis stopped a Chinese a paddle wheeled propelled vessel. There was an interesting observation as to the power source driving the wheels What was that?

Hamsters on a treadmill.   But seriously, knowing that China had more people than any other commodity and that they came cheap, I'd say that the paddlewheels probably were powered by men on treadmills.

I just thought it would difficult to judge distance to jump across when the ships were heaving.

I just did a WAG.

In the Opium War, the Nemesis stopped a Chinese a paddle wheeled propelled vessel. There was an interesting observation as to the power source driving the wheels What was that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblehome

Excellent Felix!  Want to tell us why?

Over to you.

Tumblehome

What architectural feature of pre 20th century naval vessels was a deterrent to boarding by combatants?

Yup!   That was nice and simple.  You are up!

That is called "hogging"

Go for it!!

Considering the time that has elapsed since the latest challenge was answered; is this quiz now open to the first person to post a new challenge?

yes. your turn.

lets see....

Longest British Battleship of world war one, the most heavy guns turrets of any battleship ever (7), her turrets were named after days of the week not letters of the alphabet....

oh and she was originally being built for Brazil, but they ran out of money she was sold to the Ottoman's from whom the british "apropriated" her...

nope.

The battleship? Well, she had slit trench heads.

what is unusual about HMS Agincourt ?

Correct!

Over to you.

HMS Agincourt (1913)  Brazil to Turkey to England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Agincourt_(1913)

Which warship belonged to one country when she was laid down, a second when she was launched and actually entered service with a third?

Finally one I can answer!!

1. USS Chicago

2. Not sure - I can see that her air intercept controllers directed CAP onto 14 mig kills and she shot down one herself.

3. 96 miles

Paul

AgentG, you’re one for three. (Sufficient, but no bragging.) You’re next up for posing the next puzzle. Congrats.

Details: I asked, “The first large double-hulled ship was designed to have a feature that turned out to be so incredibly unworkable that most people don’t even know it was tried.”

The Great Eastern’s unworkable feature was an anti-seasick internal rocking mechanism (the original reason for the double-hull). It was intended that the inhabited portions of the internal lower decks would be allowed to rock port & starboard opposite the roll of the sea.

This design failed because instead of calming seasickness, it amplified it. Brunel solved the problem by locking in place the hinges that ran above the keel between the two hulls. All the money spent fabricating this misbegotten “feature” was, of course, sunk without a trace.