Ship Trivia Quiz

Sorry, I've been out of town....

I'll cook something up tomorrow

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Yes sir Mr. bondoman!

The watch stands relieved...

In order; the stern, boilers and bow of the Titanic as rediscovered by Ballard in 1985.

What is the significance of the following three coordinates...

[41:43:35N, 49:56:54W] ,  [41:43:32N, 49:56:49W],  and  [41:43:57N, 49:56:49W]

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be as specific as possible with your answer(s). 

joeviz wins the question, but here is a link to an online source for The Man Without a Country .

http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=atla;cc=atla;rgn=full%20text;idno=atla0012-5;didno=atla0012-5;view=image;seq=0671;node=atla0012-5%3A1

Dagnabit - that's the guy, but I was hoping the right answer would have mentioned just who he was.

Or who he was supposed to be.

Either way, you got it - next!

This obituary appeared in the

New York Herald August 13,1863 under “Deaths”. It read: “Nolan. Died on board U.S.S. Corvette Levant, Lat 2º 11S., Long. 131º W. on 11th of May."

Philip Nolan

I'm just surprised I was able to answer at all - for months now I've logged into the forums, only to find myself logged out whenever I tried to post a message.  Finally fixed itself, I guess.

Lucky for me a question popped into my head just at the right time:

Who supposedly died aboard the U.S. Corvette Levant on 11 May 1863?

I apologize if the question might seem a bit vague, but any more information would probably give it away.  It makes perfect sense to me, of course, but it can be hard to gauge how much sense it makes to others - so requests for hints will be considered.

You are correct, Don- blue! Over to you.

The tail surfaces were Insignia Red, but seeing as the Pennsylvania was the third ship in her squadron, wouldn't the cowling color be True Blue?

Aircraft 1 - entire cowling; aircraft 2 - upper half; aircraft 3 - lower half.

Aluminum lacquer only on fabric surfaces; the metal surfaces were light gray.  The cowlings' bottom half was a shade of red.

What color were the cowlings on the SOC Seagulls that flew off off the USS Pennsylvania in 1938?

Bondoman - its over to use, that's what I wanted.

MIke T.

The "knockabout" schooners designed by Thomas F. McManus featured no bowsprit, which would be distinctive,.

Adventure is one of two remaining survivors of this type.

I thought this would be an easy one. Here are the points again:

1) A class of New England Fishing Schooners:

2) Considered by Chapelle as the last evolution in design for that class.

3) Contemporary with the Bluenose Schooner.

To keep up with the "blue" theme going on, I could have come up with a question based on the Bluenose Schooner. Instead, it will be about the competitors to the Bluenose. The vessels that Howard I Chapelle called: "the acme in the long evolution of the New England fishing schooner."

What was the common name for this class of vessels?

and What was the most distinctive feature of this class?

Mike T.

telsono

    Is it "fly the blue pigeon"? I just read "Captains Courageous" Tom Platt teaches Harvey how to use it..

Dead on!  it's all you!

Is it "fly the blue pigeon"? I just read "Captains Courageous" Tom Platt teaches Harvey how to use it..

With the problems yesterday, I had the answer, but the system would drop me whenI sent in my response. So much for the electronic age.

There was another vessel that also had the nickname "Blue Beetle" and that was the sub tender USS Euryale (AS-22) and used th same experimental brillant blue camoflage as the Drayton. but there wasn't any connection to the popular comic book character of the same name at that time.

Mike T.

In the days of wooden ships, the sea depth and bottom composition were taken with a lead weight which had a pocket in the bottom filled with tallow. What did sailors call this instrument?

Hint:  Looking for the MOST COMMON "nickname" not the actual term for this instrument.

Keee-rect. Over to you. BTW, on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, Drayton was at sea and had to jettison all the cans of her "beloved" blue paint over the side as a fire hazard. She was using one of the pre-mixed experimental blues at that time.

USS Drayton's blue camouflage, which was the source of her contemporary nickname "The Blue Beetle".

OK, my turn I guess. What ship was nicknamed "The Blue Beetle", and why?

Good job John, and the phrase "The Navy's Here" came from this action as well.

Mike T.

a) Altmark

b) Jossingfjord, Norway, February 16, 1940.

c. Winston Churchill, First Sea Lord.

d. HMS Cossack, Philip Vian commanding.

Thank you Surfsup;

For my next question, I'll stay with the Graf Spee oriented question.

What happened to the prisoners that the Graf Spee captured but handed off previously?

a) What vessel transported them?

b) Where and when was the vessel halted?

c) Who ordered the boarding?

d) What was the name of the vessel conducting the operation?

Mike T.

You have it Mike. Over to you for the next round.........Cheers Mark

The "Pursuit of the Graf Spee" - You have the INS Delhi (HMS Achilles 1933-41, HMNZS Achilles 1941-46) as HMS Achilles

Mike T.

OK here we go. Which WW2 warship portrayed herself in a 1950's Movie after being loaned from the Navy she was sold to to ? Clued...She was an Allied Warship.

That's the man!

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

Your go

Rick