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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 5:49 AM

I don't think Outlaw57 is coming back and really doesn't care about this thread anyway. Bondoman! You are next with a question I believe.

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Posted by subfixer on Monday, August 2, 2010 3:27 AM

Force9

 OUTLAW57:

Seven men were lost that day,including a father and son,and two very good friends of mine,only one body was later recouvered,please do not use the name johnny & Sisters in vain..TKS

 

 

I'm as culpable as anyone here since I was the one who pointed out what a hard luck name Johnny & Sisters was... More accurately I think it is indicative of how incredibly hard a trade fisherman ultimately have. Outlaw57 is right to call out the insensitivity in my remarks.  Whether it be Johnny & Sisters II, Balchin's Victory, USS Monitor, or HMS Hood, we should all bear in mind as we work to accurately replicate things that are wood and steel that they were all worthless without flesh and bone.  It is good to remember and respect the sacrifices made on our behalf by "they that go down to the sea in ships..."

I agree with Bondoman - it would only be right to have Outlaw get us back on track...

Outlaw57 has only had one post. I don't think he is paying attention to this any longer. How about it, outlaw57? Are you going to take up the offer or what?

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Posted by Force9 on Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:55 PM

OUTLAW57

Seven men were lost that day,including a father and son,and two very good friends of mine,only one body was later recouvered,please do not use the name johnny & Sisters in vain..TKS

 

I'm as culpable as anyone here since I was the one who pointed out what a hard luck name Johnny & Sisters was... More accurately I think it is indicative of how incredibly hard a trade fisherman ultimately have. Outlaw57 is right to call out the insensitivity in my remarks.  Whether it be Johnny & Sisters II, Balchin's Victory, USS Monitor, or HMS Hood, we should all bear in mind as we work to accurately replicate things that are wood and steel that they were all worthless without flesh and bone.  It is good to remember and respect the sacrifices made on our behalf by "they that go down to the sea in ships..."

I agree with Bondoman - it would only be right to have Outlaw get us back on track...

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Posted by bondoman on Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:56 AM

Well, I've got to go anyways, so Outlaw, take my turn.

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Posted by subfixer on Saturday, July 31, 2010 6:10 AM

OUTLAW57

The johnny & Sisters II was a 65 ft fishing boat out of Shelburne, N.S, They were fishing out of Bulls Head Nfld,and were on their way back to Shel,when they were caught in a Nor easter,somewhere between Nfld and Cape Breton,Although they did have fish onboard,They were not full.Seven men were lost that day,including a father and son,and two very good friends of mine,only one body was later recouvered,please do not use the name johnny & Sisters in vain..TKS

I wasn't aware that we were "using her name in vain".. Sorry if we offended you. But the first Johnny and Sisters was overloaded which did cause her to sink. This is a trivia game here.

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Posted by OUTLAW57 on Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:54 AM

The johnny & Sisters II was a 65 ft fishing boat out of Shelburne, N.S, They were fishing out of Bulls Head Nfld,and were on their way back to Shel,when they were caught in a Nor easter,somewhere between Nfld and Cape Breton,Although they did have fish onboard,They were not full.Seven men were lost that day,including a father and son,and two very good friends of mine,only one body was later recouvered,please do not use the name johnny & Sisters in vain..TKS

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Posted by RickF on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:36 PM

That's the fellow, Bondoman. Over to you

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Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:39 PM

subfixer

 

 bondoman:

 

 

 subfixer:

You've got it Rick, The K class submarines were actually steam powered!

 

Since the 1950's I thought most submarines were steam powered ?!?.

 

 

 

Touche'  But these were oil fired, not fission fired. Smart guy!    lol

Oil fired? That's no fun, I was hoping for coal fired!

Here's the answer. The first witnessed escape from a submarine was that of Wilhelm Bauer and several crewmen, from the Brandtaucher ("incendiary diver") in Kiel Harbor in 1850. There's a good wiki article on him; the gist of it is that the sub sprang a leak and settled on the bottom of the harbor in about 30 feet of water. Exhibiting true cool in the face of disaster, Bauer waited six hours until the sub had filled up sufficiently to open the hatch and escape.

This sub exists, and had a curious "glove box" arrangement for the captain to grab a mine stored on the exterior of the hull and stick it to a ship.

In WW2, the DKM built a Type XXI U boat named after Bauer. Here's a tasty little thing.

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Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:34 AM

I believe that was Bushnell when he ran into problems with the Turtle. I could be wrong though.

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:22 AM

bondoman

 subfixer:

You've got it Rick, The K class submarines were actually steam powered!

 

Since the 1950's I thought most submarines were steam powered ?!?.

Touche'  But these were oil fired, not fission fired. Smart guy!    lol

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Posted by RickF on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 3:45 AM

Thanks. Staying with the under-water theme, who was the first man to make a successful escape from a sunken submarine, and when and where?

Rick

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Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:52 AM

subfixer

You've got it Rick, The K class submarines were actually steam powered!

Since the 1950's I thought most submarines were steam powered ?!?.

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Posted by subfixer on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:59 PM

You've got it Rick, The K class submarines were actually steam powered!

Out of the 18 Ks built, six sank due to accidents. Only one saw enemy action, a U-Boat, which it hit amidships with a torpedo that failed to explode.

Here is a shot of the last one built, the K-26:

File:HMS K26.jpg

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Posted by RickF on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:24 AM

The Battle of May Island - one of the Royal Navy's less-glorious episodes.

On the night of 31 January /1 February 1918, during a fleet exercise, five collisions occurred, involving eight different vessels. Two steam-powered K-Class submarines, K4 and K17, were lost and fourother submarines - K6, K7, K14, K22  - and a light  cruiser - HMS Fearless - were damaged.

Due to wartime restrictions, the whole incident was kept secret.

Rick

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Posted by subfixer on Monday, July 26, 2010 10:03 PM

During this WWI "battle", two steam powered war vessels were sunk and six others damaged. It resulted in 270 deaths. And yet, no enemy units were involved. What "battle" was this and what were the two vessels that sank?

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Posted by bondoman on Monday, July 26, 2010 10:52 AM

Over to you, sub.

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Posted by subfixer on Monday, July 26, 2010 2:34 AM

USS Caine,  a ficticious DMS.

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Posted by bondoman on Sunday, July 25, 2010 10:58 PM

Thanks.

What (ficticious) ship is this scene aboard?

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Posted by ddp59 on Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:28 AM

your turn.

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Posted by bondoman on Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:58 AM

Faulty steering gear.

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Posted by ddp59 on Friday, July 23, 2010 11:58 PM

what quirk did warspite have that got her into trouble a few times?

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Posted by bondoman on Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:14 PM

I was looking for Argus. Well played, your turn.

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Posted by ddp59 on Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:56 PM

Hosho (CV-1) http://www.acepilots.com/ships/hosho.html

The first ship to have a full length flat deck was HMS Argus, the conversion of which was completed in September 1918, with the U.S. Navy not following suit until 1920, when the conversion of USS Langley (an experimental ship which did not count against America's carrier tonnage) was completed.

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Aircraft_carrier#Genesis_of_the_flat-deck_carrier

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Posted by bondoman on Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:09 PM

What's the first flush deck aircraft carrier?

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:31 PM

Well, my question lasted almost as long as your last one. She's all yours, bondo-homme.

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Posted by bondoman on Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:29 PM

I suppose the first lesser known would be that the Langley was the first electrically propelled ship in the USN.

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:09 PM

Thank you, amphib.

This ship is noted for two important "firsts". What is the less known one?

File:USS Jupiter - Langley.JPG

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Posted by amphib on Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:43 PM

Yupp you got it. Your turn.

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:37 PM

HMS Minden.  Built at Duncan Docks in Bombay, India.

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Posted by amphib on Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:03 PM

When Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner on what British ship was he being held and where was it built?

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