Ship Trivia Quiz

davros

Finally a nice easy (for me) question. Boats built by Vickers here in Barrow have always interested me. Now to my question.

Prabably an easy one but here it is. Ships in a class often have minor differences. This ship differed from its sisters in a line up, with stellar connections,  This ship's main armament were the main differences. Can anyone  name the ship, the differences and an unusual reason its construction was unlike its sister ships?

I believe davros was referring to Royal Navy ships.

Well, I guess you've stumped us, davros. Cut us some slack and help us out, please.

subfixer

 

davros:

 

Finally a nice easy (for me) question. Boats built by Vickers here in Barrow have always interested me. Now to my question.

Prabably an easy one but here it is. Ships in a class often have minor differences. This ship differed from its sisters in a line up, with stellar connections,  This ship's main armament were the main differences. Can anyone  name the ship, the differences and an unusual reason its construction was unlike its sister ships?

 

 

I believe davros was referring to Royal Navy ships.

Wow, perhaps I was too cryptic. It is a Royal Navy vessel and to clarify, and expand on, the clues.

The class that this ship belonged to bore the name of a star visible in the sky of southern hemishere.

Its main armament had a capability not found on its sister ships.

Its method of construction was different in where its parts came from. It was a first for a British ship.

And, finally, for those who would like an American angle. Two American ships carried the same name as the class of ship which features in my question. Their purpose, coincidentally, could be linked to the preceding question.

lets see... My guess is the HMS Andromeda, and her armament the Exocet and SeaWolf missiles.

I am going to say HMS Canopus.

subfixer

I am going to say HMS Canopus.

Very close. Right class, wrong ship.

HMS Vengeance  Guns were capable of being reloaded atany elevation and her turrets were armored (armoured) with Krupp steel and were flat sided. Vengeance was the only one built in by Vickers in Barrow which is why, I assume, she is dear to davros. The "stellar connection" is why I initially chose Canopus.

You've got it, subfixer.

I suppose Barrow-builts have always interested me and having recently bought the Combrig kit of HMS Vengeance its diffeences sprang to mind after I answered the previous question. The only thing missed was that Vengeance was the first ship to be built entirely bt one company. Vickers were able to make every bit of the ship. Gun, engines etc. were all produced i'n house' so to speak.

A link to some photos of Barrow-built ships... http://www.southlakes-uk.co.uk/ships.html

A link to some photos of the builders model of HMS Vengeance... http://david-j-ross.fotopic.net/c1923671.html

Anyway, over to you now.

Okee-dokee...

This Liberty ship has the distinction of being the first commercial vessel fitted with a gas turbine, variable pitch propellor. What is her name?

I say that was the S.S. John Sergeant.

You barely beat me to it.

It pops up right away if you google it Bill.

Sorry Lee, I called you Bill. For some unknown reason I thought it was Bondoman's question.

Rich

Sorry Lee, I called you Bill. For some unknown reason I thought it was Bondoman's question.

Me:

Lee:

bondoman

Rich:

Sorry Lee, I called you Bill. For some unknown reason I thought it was Bondoman's question.

 

Me:

Lee:

Chortle, chortle chortle... 

John Sargeant is the answer.

Lets try another simple one to get the juices moving...

Anchors have been used on ships since, well, ships have been around. In ancient times, mariners put stones in wood or iron baskets, with hooks on the base. What were these old anchors called?

Hint: Today the name of this ancient anchor, is used as a term to describe a small, possibly improvised, anchor.

Might that be the Egyptian Killick anchor?

Rich

Might that be the Egyptian Killick anchor?

Killicks is correct!  Told you it was a simple one.

What is the name for a type of warship especially used for offense against the coast of an enemy?

Optional:  What is characteristic of their construction versus their armament? 

Amphibious warfare ships! 

The bomb ketch(vessel), no defensive use, and a very awkward vessel to manuever. Some were used in the attack of fort McHenry.

Mike T.

monitors like hms abercrombie & hms roberts.

Not amphibious.

Not a bomb vessel.

Monitor is what I wanted.

And their characteristic: Light structure, little armor, usually slow, very powerful ordnance.

BTW, one of Abercrombie's 15 inchers is on exihibit (to this day I think) outside of the Imperial War Museum in London.

Well, ddp, the next question would seem to be yours.

I thought that was clear.

i know. there was 1 i wanted to post but can't remember what it was. will post soon.

Just to entertain the troops before the next question; I've been reading a biography of T.E. Lawrence and learned that the Victoria Cross (which he didn't receive) is cast from Russian cannons captured at Sebastopol in the Crimean War. But... more recent metallurgical tests point to Chinese origin, perhaps from the Boxer rebellion, and, during WW2 there may have been a third source.

Just interesting trivia...

VCs are made from the cascabels of two captured Russian cannon (the barrels are on display at the Royal Artillery Museum at Woolwich). Bondoman is correct with his story of the different materials which may have been used in the past, but apparently there is enough of the original left (part of one cascabel) for another 80-odd medals. Incidentaly, a member of the Australian SAS, Cpl Ben Roberts-Smith has just been awarded an Australian VC for bravery in Afghanistan.

Rick

what ship was AG-128?