Ship Trivia Quiz

 USS Lexington CVT/AVT-16

I thought that question would have been answered faster than that with all of the hints and clues.

Ask away ddp59

ex uss lexington

No, it is not a trick and no, it wasn't Independence. The Blue Angels are a unit of the Naval Air Training Command in Pensacola, Florida.

Independence?

So at least this isn't a trick and it's a runway with a cable.

She is in Corpus Christi now.

Oh heck... FID?

Hint: their home base is/was NAS Pensacola.

Nope!

Ranger?

What USN carrier was the primary flight deck used by the Blue Angels for carrier qualifications during the 60s and 70s?

Ha ha, GM! Next question to come up shortly.

Lee you are at the helm.

Darn. that was a bridge we just missed.

Sub is the winner. I have a post up over in ships about my copy, and they are just coming out of the woodwork with stories of their own.

Your turn, Lee.

BTW they are building my 49ers signs in Virginia Beach.

i'm trying to find out when so can determine if made out of stamped tin\steel or plastic.

I think that the subject may be the Texaco oil tanker toy but the ones I remember had 4 wheels.

Man, I am totally lost with these last two replies. They are totally unrelated to each other and to the previous couple posts/ Could someone be more clear here and/or explain what's going on?

what time period as in 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's because macdonalds had\have similar toys?

Cost $ 3 bucks at a gas station. Had wheels on the bottom.

Thats it.....over to you!

This took some Wiki sleuthing, but this is what I learned.

The Dunbar was a fully rigged ship launched in 1853 and used on the London- Sydney route as a large cargo and passenger ship. On August 20th, 1857 she was driven onto the rocks at the entrance to Sydney Harbor. The sole survivor was crew member James Johnson.

The SS Cawarra was a paddle-wheel steamship that foundered in a storm in Newcastle harbor, NSW on July 12, 1866. There was only one survivor, who was rescued by a small boat manned by the light-house keeper and his assistant, James Johnson.

OK....

I am looking for two ships from the 19th Century.  The first was well known as transport for the wealthy.  It sank with 122 on board.....and only one survived.  Nine years later, that sole survivor was now a lighthouse keeper......and when the second ship sank with 61 souls on board, that lighthouse keeper helped to save the only survivor from this second sinking.  

F-8fanatic, your turn.

And... in "The Bedford Incident" she flies her F flag, although shes supposed to be a USN DD!

Quite a bit was different about the ship after the refit.  During the war, she was a T-class Destroyer, carrying four 120mm/4.5 inch guns, 8 torpedo tubes, and a pair of 40mm Bofors.  She displaced 2,586 tons fully loaded for sailing.  She had an overall length of 362 feet, 9 inches,. and a top speed of just under 37 knots.  After the war, she was converted to a Type 15 Frigate.  She lost 4 feet of overall length, gained almost 200 tons in loaded weight, and was about 2 feet wider in beam.  Because of the added weight, she was slower--down to 31 knots.  She also had reduced weaponry--down to one twin 4-inch gun mount, one twin 40 mm bofors mount, and a pair of anti-sub mortars.  She did, however, add radar in the conversion.

During the war, she carried the pennant number R00....after the refit, she carried F09

what is different about HMS Troubridge posted above to that during the war? also what was her classification compared to the war?

I'm giving it to ddp. He came up with a way better answer than what I did and deserves the win.

ddp59, Ask the next question.

Well that was fun.

First- Lee (Subster) it's yours.

Second- Trousdale seems to have been the go-to Hollywood/ Sheperton ship for movies.

Third- great call ddp on North Pole Alaska! I had four but that's definitely a five!

Thanks for the clarification on the HMS Troubridge. I never saw that answer.

I knew about three of those poles, not the other two. Man, I love this Thread; I learn so much!

1: north pole, alaska

2: geographic north pole

3: instantaneous north pole

4: magnetic north pole(aka dip pole)

5: geomagnetic north pole(aka dipole)

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