Ship Trivia Quiz

The name of the ship has a connection with the Greek city of Thebes.

Rick

Thought I'd bump this up before it falls off the page! Some one have a go, please.

Rick

Sorry Jim, but we are not talking battleships here - and we are into the twentieth century!

Rick

Very close. Perhaps I should add that there are two possible, but closely connected, answers. I was looking for the last ship with a figurehead to enter service, but I suppose the question could be read as the last ship in service. Bonus points for both!

Rick

OK, another RN question....

Leaving aside relics like HMS Victory, what was the last RN ship with a figurehead?

Rick

RickF

Your up! May be we need more quick one's to keep intrest.

Sorry to leap in again,but can't resist an RN question.

The ship is HMS Royal Oak, sunk in Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939 by U-47.

Rick

Thanks guys. Sorry for the delay only working 12 to 5 on a pc these days.

What ship lies in 25 metres of water, 1000 metres from the shore. Every year, on the 14th of October, a White Ensign is placed on the hull.

BYMS-26 1942

BYMS-2026 1943

Nymph Calyspso 1947-1949

RV Calypso 1950

Belafonte 2004 movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Sounds like the Minewsweeper that was converted to the research ship Calypso and used by Jacques Cousteau for his marine research. I have a model of her sitting on my desk here, "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" was one of my favorite shows back then.  It would be great to see Calypso restored after all the knowledge she helped gain.

schoonerbumm wrote:

who is she?  Finally Athena (British aircraft transport) complained of Odysseus' plight to Zeus (no ships named for Zeus!), and Zeus sent Hermes (British Aircraft carrier) to Ogygia to order her to set Odysseus free. .

No, there aren't any named Zeus, but there was a Jupiter (same god, different devotees). Renamed Langley.

C'mon Runkel, you're on the right track. Name this ship, you've got her disposition already.

who is she?

She (also a British Cruizer class brig) was a nymph, the daughter of the Titan Atlas (British Duke Class Second Rate, 90 guns). She lived on the island of Ogygia. After the last of Odysseus' men had perished at sea, Odysseus (German fighter director ship) himself was washed ashore on Ogygia, where she became enamored of him, taking him as her lover and promising him immortality if he would stay with her. Odysseus refused her offer, wishing to return home to Ithaca and to his wife, Penelope (British Cruiser). But she refused to let him leave, and held him prisoner for seven years (kinky, eh?). Finally Athena (British aircraft transport) complained of Odysseus' plight to Zeus (no ships named for Zeus!), and Zeus sent Hermes (British Aircraft carrier) to Ogygia to order her to set Odysseus free. She complied reluctantly, allowing Odysseus to construct a small boat and set sail from the island.

I do love these local connections!  I had never known that she was built just down the street from my high school, at the Ballard Marine Railway Company. (in Seattle)

 With a connection like this, maybe I'll have to look into scratchbuilding a 1/700 British yard minesweeper, if I can ever get that APA off my workbench.

Rick 

runkel wrote:

HMS J-826 Francine Cousteau has managed to organise the ship's restoration.[1] On October 11, 2007, the transfer of the ship to Concarneau started, where she will be restored at the Piriou Shipyard and transformed into a permanent exhibit.

But who is she?

HMS J-826

Francine Cousteau has managed to organise the ship's restoration.[1] On October 11, 2007, the transfer of the ship to Concarneau started, where she will be restored at the Piriou Shipyard and transformed into a permanent exhibit.

This is getting creepy.... the third question that I have a "personal" connection to.

As for J-826:

Did you hear this one, An Irishman, a Frenchman and an odd looking person from Roswell, New Mexico walk into a bar...... 

Nineteen years before she sank, she was immortalized as H-575. 

J-826 got rammed and sank, the year before Henry Deutschendorf, Jr. ran out of gas, crashed and sank.

Now, 12 years later, she's in a French shipyard awaiting restoration...  again... maybe.  

I'll leave her for someone else to name.

Thank you, Mr. bumm.

This should be an easy one:  What ever happened to old J-826?

USS Santa Fe is the ship that I was looking for.

An excellent summary of events with photos can be found at:

http://usssantafe.net/Docs/iwo_jima_and_okinawa.htm

Subfixer, the floor is yours.  

Subfixer,

Wilkes-Barre is a great second place answer, but she immediately returned to action after the rescue of Bunker Hill. She did spend three weeks stateside, but was able to resume operations for six weeks before the Japanese capitulation.

The vessel under consideration accompanied her charge to a safe harbor, then continued to the states for extensive repairs. She was assigned for further duty, but an axis power surrendered before she saw further action.  She also received a Navy Unit Commendation for her rescue effort.

So far, ddp59 has 'got the hint', but not the answer.... 

I'm offline until Sunday night.

Ok, this should open it up... 

What major American warship ended her final sortie of World War II in an extremely dangerous rescue attempt, made even more daring after the failure of a sister ship's similar attempt resulted in great damage and loss of life to the sister?

This thread is in danger of becoming the Alan & Rick Show! It's back to you.

Rick