Ship Trivia Quiz

Elephant as Minatour and latter a slew of names kept her masts and Victorian livery to the end.

Do not know what the other answer would be.

Sorry about the delay, but I was letting you two old Navy boys reminisce!

The battleship laid down (but not launched) as HMS Elephant, together with her two sisters, had two claims to fame  - one singular and one multiple. What were they?

Rick

navypitsnipe wrote:

that's the one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M80_Stiletto i've seen one up close(as in from the peir) in norfolk, va. and the thing is really James Bondish, very cool looking. At $6-10 Million a piece, they would be a good addition to the fleet

I've seen that thing, too. I was wondering what the story was on it. It's been tied up there, on and off, for at least two years.

that's the one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M80_Stiletto

i've seen one up close(as in from the peir) in norfolk, va. and the thing is really James Bondish, very cool looking. At $6-10 Million a piece, they would be a good addition to the fleet

Since no-one else wants to play, how about the M80 Stiletto?

Rick

Actually, Omer 5 is a two-person-powered submarine but thats close enough for me! Your go.

Rick

though it could be the single-human powered submarine Omer5 with a blistering speed of 8.035 kt

wikipedia search: human-powered transport

the boat is Critical Power 2, it is a trimaran of carbon fiber construction

Strangely enough, you are on the right lines, but the vessel in question is a recognised type.

Rick

Eight knots is not particularly fast, but in the case of this type of vessel it's a world record. It was set in 2007 and is, in fact, fractionally over eight knots, but giving you the exact figure would make it too easy (good old Google!). So, what's the type of craft and its name?

Rick

I thought an R-boat did torpedo a U-boat in WWI, but the torpedo did not detonate.

 But of course, I know what you mean. torpedoed= sunk.

On 9 Feb, 1945 U-864 was sunk by HMS Venturer, the only known incident in which one submarine torpedoed another while both were submerged.

Rick

U-486 sunk by HMS Tapir. It was the day Roosevelt died. Is that close? Or, U486 sank troopship Leopoldville on Christmas eve 1944. Also, Tapir only ship named after that animal. Am I on the right track?

Also, the Kearsarge was also a carrier, commissioned 1946, Essex class. My Dad was on it

Regards, Stenscience

ddp59 wrote:

that used to be BB-5  USS KEARSARGE. redesignated AB-1, August 5, 1920. Renamed Crane Ship 1, November 6, 1941. kearsarge was also name for a confederate raider in the us civil war.

Wasn't the Civil War Kearsarge the Union ship that sank the Confederate raider Alabama?