Name the Ship Game

[amateur]

Sometimes I've done the same thing myself, but then excluded myself from that 'game'  as yourself and Captain Steve have.

 

What made you 'give up' ? you were on the right track

 

E

 

I thought Steve's remark was a hint, but I coudn't figure out what kind of hint.

Curiosity to the hint made me a sinner.....

 

Jan

[Captain Slog]

okay here it goes.

 

A different change of pace from my usual offerings.

 

 

Cheers

Slog

[amateur]

Kind of norwegian Fjord in the background, or is it just aussi-land?

 

Jan

[Beef Wellington]

Slog, is that the Grace Galapagos?....I'm guessing with one of the Galapagos island in the background (?)

[amateur]

I think you nailed her:

http://www.southernexplorations.com/galapagos-island-travel/cruises/Grace.htm

 

Jan

[Captain Slog]

Hi Jason,

 

you nailed it.

 

Your turn

 

Cheers

Slog

[Beef Wellington]

Thanks Slog, just before heading off to work.  Hopefully this is not to fiendish or easy - hard to find a balance.  Identifying markers removed....

 

[Captain Slog]

Hi,

 

I am pretty sure its the Royal Canadian Navy Joint Support Ship (JSS) but can't find an actual vessel name.

 

Cheers

Slog

[amateur]

Looks very much so, but...is that one already launched?

The order was granted june last year to Thyssen-Krupp....

 

 

Jan

Edited May 28, 2014 by amateur

[amateur]

I think we need a german name..

 

Jan

[Beef Wellington]

Wow, you guys are homing in like a heat seeking missile, very impressive!!  I'll take any ship name or the name of the class, there are only a few in service.

[Captain Slog]

I think we need a german name..

 

Jan

Hi Jan,

 

I believe it is known as Berlin class, 2 ships with an option of a third.  But still can't find a name for any of the individual ships.

 

Cheers

Slog

[st george]

Choice of three, so I'll take a stab at the Bonn then Jan!

[Beef Wellington]

Slog, well done.  I'll pass the baton to you, that last what, maybe an hour  .  Indeed it is the Berlin class, there are 3 in commission, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Bonn.  And yes, these ships will be used as the proposed basis for the Canadian Joint Support ship replacement.  Sorry David you got pipped at the post there.

[Captain Slog]

Thanks Jason,

 

Sorry David.

 

This, I imagine will be to easy but here goes.

 

 

Usual flag and markings erased.

 

Cheers

Slog

[amateur]

Problem is that all those old pictures are coloured nowadays.

I'm pretty sure this is a WW-I hospital ship.

(couple of yesr ago we had all those red-white ships in the game at MSW-1)

 

Jan

[Captain Slog]

Hi Jan,

 

WWII and yes a hospital ship.

 

Operated close to home and also played a part in a famous engagement.

 

Not sure if the photo is artificially coloured or not but the actual colours are correct;

 

"Article 5 of the tenth Hague Convention of 1907 ("Adaptation to Maritime War of the Principles of the Geneva Convention"); white hull with a green band interspersed by three red crosses on each flank of the hull, white superstructure, multiple large red crosses positioned so that the ship's status would be visible from both sea and air, and an identification number."

 

Cheers

Slog

[mtaylor]

Slog,

 

Not Vietnam War then....she just looks familiar to me.

[realworkingsailor]

AHS Centaur

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHS_Centaur

 

 

Andy

[WackoWolf]

Well Andy seems to have hit that one. LOL

[Captain Slog]

Well done Andy.

 

Quite a history it's had.

 

Your turn.

 

Cheers

Slog

[realworkingsailor]

Alright... this should be a good one.... (I hope)

 

 

Andy

 

[st george]

Looks like it's been in a collision. should help the search.

[Captain Slog]

I believe its the Norwegian collier;

 

Storstad

 

after a collision with the Empress of Ireland which sank.

 

Cheers

Slog

[realworkingsailor]

Yup, 100 years ago.

[Captain Slog]

Okay, here we go again.  Number covered over.

 

 

 

Cheers

Slog

[jud]

Landing pad, a deck load and probably a tank deck, heavy derricks and bow doors probably hiding a ramp. The water moves around her like she is flat bottomed with shallow draft, so I would guess she is a type of ship built to do the same type of work as our LST's and can beach herself, retract herself after loading or unloading directly on a beach.

jud

[Captain Slog]

Hi Jud,

 

I like your current train of thought.

 

Another hint; saw active service.

 

Slog

[egkb]

Just in from work.. off the top of the head she looks like Sir Galahad or the like from the Falklands War..

 

All The Best

 

Eamonn

[Captain Slog]

Hi Eamonn,

 

It is indeed the RFA Sir Galahad.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Sir_Galahad_(1966)

 

Cheers

Slog