Name the Ship Game

[Dan Vadas]

SMS Dresden?

 

  Danny

[st george]

You got her Danny. Well done mate.

 

Your turn.

[Dan Vadas]

Thanks David. Here's the one I Googled - Dresden , the only sister ship of the Emden.

 

Next from me, lots of luck :

 

 

  Danny

[Dan Vadas]

No takers yet?

 

A clue - Sounds like Duck.

 

  Danny

[Dan Vadas]

More clues :

 

Built by Vos in 1956 at Groningen Yard. 350 tons.

 

  Danny

[st george]

It must be the Canada that was renamed in 1977 to Quack?

[Dan Vadas]

Good work David - she is the "Quack". I couldn't pass up a name like that .

 

Here's the original I found :

 

 

  Danny

[Dan Vadas]

What sane person would name a ship like that ?

 

 

I didn't realize sanity was a prerequisite for naming a ship   .

 

  Danny

[st george]

Another old one from me. Not a great picture but I left the flags on to help  .

 

 

Good Luck.

[st george]

First clue.

 

She was Russian.

[molasses]

I got confusing, mixed results.

In one location it's identified as Svetlana 1856-1892 and in another it's identified as her sister ship Boyarin 1856-? At a third location the English text says it's Svetlana but a hidden Russian caption says it's Boyarin.

Edited August 24, 2013 by DFellingham

[st george]

I'll give it to you Dave. I have it down as Svetlana 1856-1892.

 

Your turn mate.

[molasses]

Thanks, Dave.

 

Name the Ship:

Other than cropping, image is unaltered. This ship became known for doing something unique (a clue!).

 

Good Luck 

[molasses]

Not even a wild guess?   

 

Time for a clue. British Royal Navy.  

[st george]

Is it HMS Rattler, the first British warship to adopt a screw propeller powered by a steam engine?

[molasses]

Rattler was much earlier.

[st george]

HMS Challenger?

[molasses]

HMS Challenger is an interesting steam screw corvette - built in 1858, converted and equipped in 1872 for oceanographic survey work and the namesake for the Glomar Challenger and the Space Shuttle Challenger - but still too early.  You're getting closer. 

[TRJ]

Hi,

 

It looks like a steam frigate of the Diadem class, HMS Diadem 1856 or its sister HMS Doris? 1857.

 

I cannot guess the unique achievent, but it did have breech loading guns. I am clueless whether these were a novelty back then.

 

Tjeerd

[molasses]

Diadem class is too early.  

[st george]

HMS Volage?

[molasses]

Not Volage, but closer.  

[TRJ]

One last try, HMS Active, reputedly the last RN square rigged ship to leave Plymouth under sail, and sister ship.to HMS Volage?

[molasses]

  We have a Winner!   

 

You are correct, TRJ.

 

HMS Active was launched in 1869, as was her sister ship, Volage. She was flagship at the Cape of Good Hope and South Africa Station from 1873 to 1879 and 173 members of her crew were in the column attacked at Inyezane on 22 January 1879, the same day as the main column was attacked and wiped out at Isandlwana. The column was then besieged at Eshowe for two months until relieved. Active served as flagship of the Training Squadron with Volage and two other ships from 1885 to 1898. In 1898 she was the last RN square rigged ship to set sail from Portsmouth (not Plymouth). She was sold for scrap in 1906. A memorial to the men of Active who lost their lives during the African campaigns can be found in Victoria Park, Portsmouth.

 

Your turn TRJ.

[TRJ]

Apologies about the wait. My expectation is that it will be easy!

 

Enjoy

 

TJ

 

[NMBROOK]

IJN Mikasa?

 

Kind Regards Nigel

[TRJ]

You have it!
Congratulations

 

Your turn...

Edited September 4, 2013 by TRJ

[NMBROOK]

Cheers TRJ

Here we go,probably quite easy

Regards Nigel

Edited September 4, 2013 by NMBROOK

[molasses]

It's the dive support vessel Toisa Perseus owned by Sealion Shipping Ltd. 

[NMBROOK]

Well done,said it maybe easy

 

Over to you

 

Kind Regards Nigel