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Yamato, swallow as in a bird or the german fighter me-262 which was nicnamed the swallow?
lexington oa dimensions:880' x 106'
iowa oa dimensions:887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9"
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ddp wrote:
Yamato, swallow as in a bird or the german fighter me-262 which was nicnamed the swallow?
lexington oa dimensions:880' x 106'
iowa oa dimensions:887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9"


swallow as in the bird, i would presume. monty python/holy grail reference.
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ddp wrote:
Yamato, swallow as in a bird or the german fighter me-262 which was nicnamed the swallow?
lexington oa dimensions:880' x 106'
iowa oa dimensions:887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9"



You forget the rivet head on the tip of Lexington's ensign staff.

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And long hull Essexes were longer than Lexy, at 888'...

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Try this one: what was the largest American ship to actually have seen service up to the end of WWII?
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New Trivia Question. What was the last US built warship to be sunk by the British 'in anger"?

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General Balgrano, ex USS Phoenix (CL-46).

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Right Answer :thumbs_up_1: . Dang I was hoping that would last longer. :heh:

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Yamato1701 wrote:
Right Answer :thumbs_up_1: . Dang I was hoping that would last longer. :heh:


Probably the only reason it lasted that long is there was no one online! :jest: :jest:

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Next question. The Imperial Japanese warships Yamato and Musashi built in in the 1880's were what class warship?

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Yamato1701 wrote:
Next question. The Imperial Japanese warships Yamato and Musashi built in in the 1880's were what class warship?


Steam sloops/corvettes, as far as I know. I think they were built by British shipyards (certainly some of the early Japanese steam navy was) but again I'm not totally sure.

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


Last I heard World War 11 hasn't happened yet....

Straying a bit from battleship trivia, aren't we?

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Next question. The Imperial Japanese warships Yamato and Musashi built in in the 1880's were what class warship?


Steam sloops/corvettes, as far as I know. I think they were built by British shipyards (certainly some of the early Japanese steam navy was) but again I'm not totally sure.



Class name, not Class type

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


Come on, you guys!

Any moviegoer can tell you the largest USN ship in WW2 was the USS Nimitz. If only for a few minutes!

Geeesh.....................................

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


Last I heard World War 11 hasn't happened yet....

Straying a bit from battleship trivia, aren't we?[/quot

Read, World War Two.
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Oh, I'm not THAT dense, but since the whole topic was going to hell anyway I figured I'd add my fun into the mix. :heh:

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