Ship Trivia Quiz

HMS Wellesley was (A) gaining the distinction of being the last British ship of the line to be sunk by enemy action and (B) the only one to have been sunk by an air-raid. (Thank you, Wikipedia.)

You are correct tom, your turn.

Collier AC-3, USS Jupiter, was the U.S. Navy’s
first electrically propelled ship. What else?

She also became the USS Langley, CV-1.

You are correct! Your turn, alumni72.

This might be phrased somewhat vaguely, but if it is just say so, and I will try to add more information without giving it away.  Even so, though, you guys will probably get it right away.

In a somewhat related vein, the Jupiter/Langley was one of a 4-ship class.  In addition to being the only one converted to a carrier, what else made her different from her sister ships?  Not so much something about what the Jupiter was as what she wasn't.

Proteus, Nereus, Jupiter, and Cyclops. Proteus was lost at sea to an unknown cause sometime after 23 November 1941. Nereus was lost at sea sometime after 10 December 1941 while steaming from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Cyclops was lost at sea to an unknown cause sometime after 4 March 1918. Choose.

Choose: verb /CHo͞oz/
    Pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives.
    Decide on a course of action, typically after rejecting alternatives: “he chose to go”.

Yeah, I didn't want to refer to anything mysterious or spooky because that would have given it away, especially where Cyclops is concerned (Bermuda Triangle).

Even though the most likely explanation in all 3 cases was that the colliers were 'converted' to transport other kinds of ore, which eroded the central support braces to the point where they could collapse in heavy seas - the likely fate of all 3 ships - I can't help but think of the Bermuda Triangle aspect of the Cyclops' disappearance, and the idea that this was perhaps a 'cursed' family.

You're up!

Imperial Japanese Navy air carrier sister-ships Akagi and Kaga were given different exhaust systems. Why?

Hot exhaust gases vented by swivelling funnels posed a danger to the ship, and wind-tunnel testing had not suggested any solutions.  Therefore the Akagi and Kega were given two different solution to test in the real world and hopefully find a solution

You’re up, Echo139er!

Abandoned by its crew in a gale off an Island, this unmanned vessel circumnavigated the world. After several years it appeared back at the island where the phantom voyage originated.

Name the vessel, Island and year(s).

EDIT: (6/27) The voyage ended back at the point of origin, it ran aground.

Sorry no, the Baychimo's fate is unknown and it did not circumnavigate the world.  The ghost ship I am after did.

Ya'll need a hint?  Or, we wait?   Or, we kill the Q and  bump?  What say you?

BUMP...

Name 1st all gun battleship.

what time period as in 1500's, 1600's, 1700's, 1800's or 1900's? if all same caliber then hms dreadnaught.

It seems that the term "battleship" was coined in about 1794 in reference to the "ships of the line" in the age of sail. If we go with a steam powered vessel then the "The French Navy introduced steam to the line of battle with the 90-gun Le Napoléon in 1850".

As ddp59 states the term without a time reference is a problem.

Mike T.

I'll give it to ddp59. I messed it and worded it wrong 

what was different about the ww2 hms eagle & who is she related to.

She was related to the Almirante LaTorre, as she was originally designed as the Almirante Cochrane, battleships for Chile.

What was different? A lot, depending on which refit she was in. Originally had two islands, and longitudinal arresting gear. IIRC she also was unusual for a carrier in that her sides had armor plating up to the flight deck level (?).

Best I can do.

Almirante LaTorre weas also hms canada during ww1. your turn.

Bump to top.  This is a toss up to get the quiz rolling again:

What ship was IX-300?

I believe it was the designation given to the Prinz Eugen when it was operated by the US Navy after WWII.  To bad it got nuked.  It was a rather nice looking ship.

USS Prinz Eugen IX-300 to be precise. Probably the most famous German ship in the US Navy. The Eagle is a Coast Guard vessel.

The next question is yours SUPERNOVA-SS

Apparently, Supernova didn't quite understand what a toss-up question was for and didn't want to ask another trivia question. So, I suppose that we could ask another toss-up question or just let the first person who would like to ask a question to do so.

Please consider, when answering the trivia question, that, if you are correct, you'll be asking the next question.

If nobody has any objections, we should just let the first person to respond ask the next trivia question.

In the cool evening of January 1980, this vessel collided with a tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. It resulted in the death of 46% of its crew, and to this day remains the worst peacetime loss of life in this American sea going service's history.

Name the vessel, the tanker and the service.  all 3 needed for the right answer.

USCGC Blackthorn,  Motor Tanker Capricorn, us coast guard

www.cpoagalveston.org/blackthorn.html

Correct!  Simple right?

Ok  you are up Mr. Double-Dee, Pea,  five-niner