US Navy Battleship Trivia

Tiornu · Post by **Tiornu** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:43 pm

Wait, what was the answer to the first question?
Portions of Kentucky went into service in at least three commissioned ships.

Yamato1701 · Post by **Yamato1701** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:47 pm

The very first question was Kearsarge for active ships and Oregon for inactive ships still serving. The answer for this question is Kentucky, with a significant portion (her bow) placed on the Wisconsin after Wisconsin damaged her bow in a collision. Leading to sailor calling her the Wis-Key

Yamato1701 · Post by **Yamato1701** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:50 pm

Last two questions for tonight.

1. What is the average speed of a laden Swallow.

2. What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?

Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:09 pm

I believe the answer to #2 is 42

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:13 pm

Yamato1701 wrote: The answer for this question is Kentucky, with a significant portion (her bow) placed on the Wisconsin after Wisconsin damaged her bow in a collision. Leading to sailor calling her the Wis-Key

Come on, that's doesn't count!

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:35 pm

Anonymous wrote:
Yamato1701 wrote: The answer for this question is Kentucky, with a significant portion (her bow) placed on the Wisconsin after Wisconsin damaged her bow in a collision. Leading to sailor calling her the Wis-Key
Come on, that's doesn't count!

And her boilers + Turbines were fit to the AOEs Sacramento & Camden.

ar · Post by ar » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:25 pm

What was the largest ship in the US Navy in WW11.

Devin · Post by **Devin** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:33 pm

Yamato1701 wrote: 1. What is the average speed of a laden Swallow.

African or European?

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:34 pm

In what sense? Length, beam, draft, capacity or displacement?

One of the sectional floating drydocks is probably what you're after....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:43 pm

Werner wrote:In what sense? Length, beam, draft, capacity or displacement?

One of the sectional floating drydocks is probably what you're after....

All five. You should know this.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:44 pm

Werner wrote:In what sense? Length, beam, draft, capacity or displacement?

One of the sectional floating drydocks is probably what you're after....

Flooded or unflooded?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:58 pm

I dispute the classification of floating docks as "ships".

The candidates would be either one of the Iowa class BB or one of the Lexington class CV. I believe Lexington class CV is just a bit longer than the Iowa class BB, but displace subtantially less. So I am puzzled by the the notion that one ship holds the title in both displacement and length.

The only ship that might qualify for both displacement and length would be a Midway class carrier, but that wasn't commissioned until after the war.

ar · Post by ar » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:03 pm

None of you know do you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:07 pm

The only "ships" substantially larger than the Iowa/Lexington classes, and was actually in USN possession, would be the Normandie.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:10 pm

Did I get it?

BTW, bring up Normandie is not fair. Thinking about her fate still traumatizes me.

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:36 pm

Anonymous wrote:Did I get it?

BTW, bring up Normandie is not fair. Thinking about her fate still traumatizes me.

What? You don't like union actions?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:47 pm

I shall ignore the pitiful attempt to turn yet another unrelated topics into a soapbox for graceless political rantings.

Post by **HMAS** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:31 pm

Werner wrote: What? You don't like union actions?

Bugga you beat me to it!

Lesforan · Post by **Lesforan** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:52 pm

Com'on, Guys.

You should recall, Werner labelled the shelling of a West coast oil refinery by a Japanese sub the act of a disgruntled former employee.

I do not know which, if any, union the skipper had belonged to.

Bet it wasn't put to a vote.

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:57 pm

I think he was a management trainee.

23Feb42. Japanese submarine I-17 shells oil refinery at Ellwood, California.

A Japanese submarine fires 25 5-inch shells at the Bankline Oil Refinery near Ellwood, California. The attack caused no casualties and negligible damage to the facility. The US Army and Navy begin an immediate hunt for the submarine.

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