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OK, my turn I guess. What ship was nicknamed "The Blue Beetle", and why?
USS Drayton's blue camouflage, which was the source of her contemporary nickname "The Blue Beetle".
Keee-rect. Over to you. BTW, on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, Drayton was at sea and had to jettison all the cans of her "beloved" blue paint over the side as a fire hazard. She was using one of the pre-mixed experimental blues at that time.
In the days of wooden ships, the sea depth and bottom composition were taken with a lead weight which had a pocket in the bottom filled with tallow. What did sailors call this instrument?
Hint: Looking for the MOST COMMON "nickname" not the actual term for this instrument.
Is it "fly the blue pigeon"? I just read "Captains Courageous" Tom Platt teaches Harvey how to use it..
With the problems yesterday, I had the answer, but the system would drop me whenI sent in my response. So much for the electronic age.
There was another vessel that also had the nickname "Blue Beetle" and that was the sub tender USS Euryale (AS-22) and used th same experimental brillant blue camoflage as the Drayton. but there wasn't any connection to the popular comic book character of the same name at that time.
Mike T.
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telsono Is it "fly the blue pigeon"? I just read "Captains Courageous" Tom Platt teaches Harvey how to use it..
Dead on! it's all you!
To keep up with the "blue" theme going on, I could have come up with a question based on the Bluenose Schooner. Instead, it will be about the competitors to the Bluenose. The vessels that Howard I Chapelle called: "the acme in the long evolution of the New England fishing schooner."
What was the common name for this class of vessels?
and What was the most distinctive feature of this class?
I thought this would be an easy one. Here are the points again:
1) A class of New England Fishing Schooners:
2) Considered by Chapelle as the last evolution in design for that class.
3) Contemporary with the Bluenose Schooner.
The "knockabout" schooners designed by Thomas F. McManus featured no bowsprit, which would be distinctive,.
Adventure is one of two remaining survivors of this type.
Bondoman - its over to use, that's what I wanted.
MIke T.
What color were the cowlings on the SOC Seagulls that flew off off the USS Pennsylvania in 1938?
Aluminum lacquer only on fabric surfaces; the metal surfaces were light gray. The cowlings' bottom half was a shade of red.
The tail surfaces were Insignia Red, but seeing as the Pennsylvania was the third ship in her squadron, wouldn't the cowling color be True Blue?
Aircraft 1 - entire cowling; aircraft 2 - upper half; aircraft 3 - lower half.
You are correct, Don- blue! Over to you.
I'm just surprised I was able to answer at all - for months now I've logged into the forums, only to find myself logged out whenever I tried to post a message. Finally fixed itself, I guess.
Lucky for me a question popped into my head just at the right time:
Who supposedly died aboard the U.S. Corvette Levant on 11 May 1863?
I apologize if the question might seem a bit vague, but any more information would probably give it away. It makes perfect sense to me, of course, but it can be hard to gauge how much sense it makes to others - so requests for hints will be considered.
This obituary appeared in the
New York Herald August 13,1863 under “Deaths”. It read: “Nolan. Died on board U.S.S. Corvette Levant, Lat 2º 11S., Long. 131º W. on 11th of May."
Philip Nolan
Dagnabit - that's the guy, but I was hoping the right answer would have mentioned just who he was.
Or who he was supposed to be.
Either way, you got it - next!
joeviz wins the question, but here is a link to an online source for The Man Without a Country .
http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=atla;cc=atla;rgn=full%20text;idno=atla0012-5;didno=atla0012-5;view=image;seq=0671;node=atla0012-5%3A1
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
What is the significance of the following three coordinates...
[41:43:35N, 49:56:54W] , [41:43:32N, 49:56:49W], and [41:43:57N, 49:56:49W]
[edit] be as specific as possible with your answer(s).
In order; the stern, boilers and bow of the Titanic as rediscovered by Ballard in 1985.
Yes sir Mr. bondoman!
The watch stands relieved...
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Sorry, I've been out of town....
I'll cook something up tomorrow
What is the most often produced ship model in history?
revell arizona or missouri.
Do you mean which ship has been produced as a model the most times by different companies? Taking all mediums - plastic, wood and card, my money would be on HMS Victory
Rick
I would say the Bismarck if the Questions cover all manufactured Models of a Ship.
If i was your wife, i'd poison your tea! If Iwas your husband, I would drink it! WINSTON CHURCHILL
all ships, all materials. Hint: it's not a kit.
How about Noah's Ark?
The Mayflower?
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