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bondoman It's a "he"
It's a "he"
OK, I'll bite. Why is a sub a "he"? Or is this something to do with the general shape of a sub, that makes it a "he" instead of a "she"?
Hint- it's on display close to me; about an hours drive. it's in a shipyard, or what's left of one. The location is a key to the answer.
So is it even possible for us to figure this out based solely on the photo?
Is it whats left of the SSN Pargo?
And to think that some poor sub is now running around topless! Why, that's absolutely scandalous!
Sail actually, but not enough info. Which one, and where? I took that pic about five hours ago.
us nuke sub conning tower
I ain't sayin' a thing...
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Wuddat and wheredat?
Roger that, I'll be back with something this evening.
bondoman The PS Waverley; the last seagoing paddle wheel steamship. Launched October 1946 and currently an operating historic ship around the coast of Britain.
The PS Waverley; the last seagoing paddle wheel steamship. Launched October 1946 and currently an operating historic ship around the coast of Britain.
Very good, bondoman! You've got it, ask away.
Is it the Sky Wonder?
The Sky Wonder is the last steam powered cruise ship (built in 1984)
Don't have a clue then.
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shannonman Is it the Australian steamship John Oxley ?
Is it the Australian steamship John Oxley ?
No, there is something fairly unique about this vessel that makes her the last of her kind and almost what you could call a direct decendent of Savannah.
Rich The Savannah, fiest steamship to cross the Atlantic.
The Savannah, fiest steamship to cross the Atlantic.
You need to go back and read the question a little more carefully.
Okee-dokee...
This vessel is the last operating example of a type that began plying the seas for the first time on May 22, 1819. What vessel is it?
It's no small thing, that. I've been all over this world, but curiously only in the northern hemisphere, except to Peru about a dozen times, all on an Airbus and they didn't hand out anything but peanuts.
That's it. That's the one.
Well, this is not an officially recognized title, but crew members of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42), (my father's first ship, by the way) were called Star Spangled Shellbacks after their crossing the equator on July 4, 1966.
subfixer The initiate becomes a member of The Royal Order of Shellbacks. The second part of the question is a bit vague, a lot of USN ships have crossed the equator on July 4. I am a proud member of this ancient order.
The initiate becomes a member of The Royal Order of Shellbacks.
The second part of the question is a bit vague, a lot of USN ships have crossed the equator on July 4.
I am a proud member of this ancient order.
I am also a proud member of this fraternity among others. It saddens me, my brother, to inform you that your answer is incorrect (partially).
The answer requires a bit more specifics. As for your second answer once you figure out the first the second will fall into place all on its own.
An American Ship of war crossed the equator on a Fourth of July.
This crossing initiated its crew into the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep.
To date, this honor is known as what?
Bonus: What was the name of the ship and the year of the crossing?
Correct - Centurion had an interesting career. Launched in 1911, she was converted to a target ship in 1927, In April 1941 she was fitted with a false superstructure so as to resemble the battleship HMS Anson, then building at Portsmouth. She later served in the Med as an anti-aircraft platform (still with her wooden main armament, reputedly to scare of the Italian Navy!). Finally she was sunk as a breakwater on the Normandy beaches in June 1944.
Your question joeviz.
HMS Centurion, an old battle ship, was radio controlled by HMS Shikari.
Thanks Subfixer....
What connects (or connected) the battleship HMS Centurion and the destroyer HMS Shikari?
Rick
There an old sailor song about this very subject called The Mermaid.
it starts..
It was Friday morn when we set sail, And we were not far from the land When our Captain he spied a mermaid so fair With a comb and a glass in her hand.
it ends...
Then three times round spun our gallant ship, And three times round spun she; Three times round spun our gallant ship, And she sank to the bottom of the sea!
I am grateful and honored to be able to pass the the questioning to you, Rick.
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