Captain Slog Posted December 30, 2013 #2191 Posted December 30, 2013 Is it...HMS Minotaur? Slog st george 1 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
molasses Posted December 30, 2013 #2192 Posted December 30, 2013 Well done, Slog. You're better at this than you let on. Your turn. Dave Captain Slog 1 Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Captain Slog Posted December 30, 2013 #2193 Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Thanks, starting to get my head round clues from the photos. If only I could pick more obscure photos, but going with what has caught my interest lately. Here goes... removed a flag from the stern Edited December 30, 2013 by Captain Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted January 1, 2014 #2194 Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) WWI era German Panzerkreuzer....?? Jan Edited January 1, 2014 by amateur Quote
Captain Slog Posted January 1, 2014 #2195 Posted January 1, 2014 Hi Jan, Not German. Built in France but not for the French... Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted January 2, 2014 #2196 Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Which makes it Japanese or Russian Imperial Navy. Jan Edited January 2, 2014 by amateur Quote
Captain Slog Posted January 2, 2014 #2197 Posted January 2, 2014 Getting there, Russian. Let me know if want a lot more clues as it appears I have 'beached' the thread! Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
Doreltomin Posted January 2, 2014 #2198 Posted January 2, 2014 Armoured cruiser Bayan, built by Forges et Chantiers de la Mediteranee, la Seyne, 1900? Quote
Captain Slog Posted January 2, 2014 #2199 Posted January 2, 2014 Hi Doreltomin, It is one of the Bayan Class armoured cruisers. The 'Admiral Makarov' laid down in April 1905 and launched in May 1906 (according to wikipedia. Your turn. Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
Doreltomin Posted January 3, 2014 #2200 Posted January 3, 2014 Thank you, Captain! So here's the next quiz: Which ship is this one in the foreground? Please note that for the beginning, to make it fair, I have tampered with the nameplate. Quote
amateur Posted January 3, 2014 #2201 Posted January 3, 2014 The thing in the background, is that the old 'bridge' in the harbour of Marseille? JAn Quote
Doreltomin Posted January 3, 2014 #2202 Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Hello Jan, Happy New Year 2014! As for the old bridge in the harbour of Marseille, I would quote a character from a famous cartoon movie (to name it, Tom & Jerrie) saying "Touche, Pussy Cat!" Edited January 3, 2014 by Doreltomin WackoWolf 1 Quote
amateur Posted January 3, 2014 #2203 Posted January 3, 2014 Which makes it an early French torpedo boat. I'm on the hunt.... Jan Doreltomin and WackoWolf 2 Quote
Doreltomin Posted January 4, 2014 #2204 Posted January 4, 2014 Hello Jan, seems it's time for a hint: perhaps it's not incidental that the previous was built in France and this one is French too. Maybe there's a link between them Quote
Captain Slog Posted January 4, 2014 #2205 Posted January 4, 2014 Is it a Russian Pernov type torpedo boat. From what I can tell they only have numbers, no names? Slog Doreltomin 1 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted January 4, 2014 #2206 Posted January 4, 2014 No, it's not. Its a French torpedo boat: Le Kabyle. Jan Quote
Doreltomin Posted January 4, 2014 #2207 Posted January 4, 2014 Sorry Captain, that was not a Russian but a French ship. Congratulations Jan! You are perfectly right, see the attached nameplate. That's indeed the Kabyle, "torpilleur de haute mer" of the Type Agile, built by the same Chantiers et Forges de la Mediteranee, la Seyne in 1892 and scrapped in 1911 in Toulon. Your turn! Captain Slog 1 Quote
Doreltomin Posted January 4, 2014 #2209 Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Thanks Jan... Not so good in submarines, however the background looks distinctively Dutch so may I try: O1? Edited January 4, 2014 by Doreltomin Quote
amateur Posted January 4, 2014 #2210 Posted January 4, 2014 Yup, I thought it might be easy, but not THAT easy It is O1, even before it became O1: the shipyard buld it for own account (under the name "luctor et emergo"), and only after testing the navy thought it could be a useful device..... Jan Quote
Doreltomin Posted January 5, 2014 #2211 Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Haha, not that bad Jan! In fact, you should know about me two things: first, I am an architect, so knowing the style of a building from the first glance is a professional thing. Secondly, incidentally I have had a post graduate course in your lovely "small country fit for frogs" and I have travelled extensively in many major cities around the Netherlands, so it was not so difficult for me to recognize, if not exactly Flushing in your picture, at least the Dutch environment. Then it was a piece of cake to google for the history of your first submarines. Not to mention how much I love your culture, your "golden century" and your wonderful Dutch ships. Thank you very much again for unveiling me another fact of your history, this time about your submarines. I believe this is the best part out of this game: Seeing/showing a picture, trying to find what it is, then at the end reading a little excerpt of the history of a a certain ship. So this being said, It seems It is time to put in the next mystery picture. Of course, at the beginning I have tampered with the flag, otherwise it would have been too easy. Good luck and have a nice Sunday! Edited January 5, 2014 by Doreltomin CaptainSteve 1 Quote
molasses Posted January 5, 2014 #2212 Posted January 5, 2014 Thank you very much again for unveiling me another fact of your history, this time about your submarines. I believe this is the best part out of this game: Seeing/showing a picture, trying to find what it is, then at the end reading a little excerpt of the history of a a certain ship. I agree, Doreltomin. Also a lot of learning goes on when searching for a photo to post. I found that image on Romanian, Turkish and German language sites; unfortunately, computer translations are almost as unintelligible as the language itself. My best guess is the Turkish armored corvette or battery ship Idjalieh (1870) or one of that class. Also identified as Iclal on a Turkish website. (Same name in the different languages, perhaps?). I couldn't find any history except the launch date, that it was a training ship after 1900 and scrapped in 1922. Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Doreltomin Posted January 5, 2014 #2213 Posted January 5, 2014 Hello DFellingham, Congratulations, you hit it right in the middle from the first shot! She is indeed the armoured corvette built by Stabilimento Technico Triestino, San Rocco, Yard number 51/ 1868. As with the name, there is indeed a big problem here which still makes the historians argue after so many years, because back in the 19th century the Turkish used the Arabic alphabet and at the beginning of the 20th century they switched to the Latin alphabet, and some of the names are at best only partially transliterated from Turkish. Here: http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da%C4%9F%C4%B1lma_d%C3%B6nemi_Osmanl%C4%B1_donanmas%C4%B1 you can see the Wikipedia page in Turkish which writes the name using the Turkish rules like that: İclâliye. It is indeed the same name which transliterated to English would have to be written Idjalieh. Excellent job, your turn! Quote
molasses Posted January 5, 2014 #2214 Posted January 5, 2014 See what we learn from playing this game? Name the Ship: I think it's safe to say she's English. Known by two names, either will be accepted. Good luck. Doreltomin 1 Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
realworkingsailor Posted January 6, 2014 #2215 Posted January 6, 2014 HMS Royal Charles, or Naseby ? Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
molasses Posted January 6, 2014 #2216 Posted January 6, 2014 Not Naseby, but Royal Charles is partly correct. Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
Doreltomin Posted January 6, 2014 #2217 Posted January 6, 2014 Kiwiron, please follow the rules of this game: 1) only the person which finds the correct answer can post the next quiz. 2) You cannot post a picture of a ship of which you don't know precisely which is what 3) And, by the way, your mystery ship is the Russian Cruiser Aurora, now a museum ship in Sankt Petersburg. @ Dave: so, is it right, your mystery ship is the Royal Charles, former Naseby, took by the Dutch at Medway? If yes, that's a very nice picture.. I hadn't had that! Quote
amateur Posted January 6, 2014 #2218 Posted January 6, 2014 Not Naseby, but Royal Charles is partly correct. What do you mean by 'partly correct'? Do you mean this is one of the two names she had, or..... Jan Quote
amateur Posted January 6, 2014 #2219 Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) On second thought, it can't be the Naseby/Royal Charles, because "we" took this of her stern: Edited January 6, 2014 by amateur Quote
amateur Posted January 6, 2014 #2220 Posted January 6, 2014 Perhaps it is another Royal Charles? Jan Quote
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