Naval quiz. You can put your own quizes.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

What is this?
http://www.kouyoukai.org/h4/hp4c.jpg
Hint: not german

[gumalangi]

Sea Dragon

[gumalangi]

or kairyu

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Correct!!!!!! spelled 海龍 in japanese.
Next:
What is this?
http://earth.endless.ne.jp/users/mac0115/15m.JPG
Hint: 15

[Gracie]

reminds me of the captain's gig on US aircraft carriers.

[Gracie]

http://www.navytimes.com/xml/news/2008/02/navy_captgigs_080210w/080210_captgigs_800.JPG

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Nope. Another hint: Japanese

[gumalangi]

A tutelary spirit

[gumalangi]

the lenght is 15meters

[Major Walter Schmidt]

What is the tutelary spirit?

[gumalangi]

a boat made for a flagship,..内火艇

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Then correct!!!!! Wow, youre good.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

http://military.sakura.ne.jp/navy3/gr/gr_g-zeppelin.jpg

[gumalangi]

that ships is the same ship, with one in the picture,. but different side,..

[Major Walter Schmidt]

The name is...

[gumalangi]

Graf zeppelin

[gumalangi]

try this,. one of the most beautiful ships ever built

[Drake]

It's the HMS Hood, sunk by another beauty :P

[Major Walter Schmidt]

http://www.scientistsandfriends.com/images/scans/Fa330.jpg

[Major Walter Schmidt]

It would not be fun to ride that piece of crap.

[Drake]

Hmm, actually it's quite funny to ride a gyrocopter. Though the environment in that picture is quite hazardous. The FA 330 on a Type IX D2 submarine it is, anyway.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

When spotted, I heard that they cut the line on the autogyro-kite along with the guy on it.

[Drake]

Jup, no time to get them back in when they made an emergency dive ;)
Life suxx, but when it wasn't a plane that forced the dive the pilot had a fair chance to be picked up I guess.

[gumalangi]

Hms Hood it is,..

how about this.,.. one of the ships that gallantly fough the japanese despite of great unfavorable odd.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

royal oak?

[gumalangi]

nope,. not even close

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Im not good with uk ships.

[gumalangi]

this not His Majesty,.. this Harer Majesteits

[Drake]

Could be the De Ruyter

[gumalangi]

Aye,.. it was sank against much stronger Japanese force,.
it brought along Admiral Karel Doorman the Commander of combined allied fleet.

Next one,.. another ship from Europe Continent

[Drake]

It's the Littorio conducting gunnery practice in 1940, but I can only tell cause I know that picture, otherwise it would be next to impossible to identify.

[gumalangi]

Yeah,. what an imposing picture isn't it?,.

say ,. do you have anything for others to crack mate? :)

[gumalangi]

A'ight then,.. how about this one?

[gumalangi]

I guess marat is not so popular here :)

next one,... tragic end,.. faraway from home,.. one of the most advanced cruisers at that time,..

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Prince of Wales?

[gumalangi]

hint: South america

[Drake]

It's the Admiral Graf Spee after she was scuttled at Montevideo and technically she was no cruiser :P

[gumalangi]

well,.. it is true as well,. however this ship was made to be as 'cruiser' to obliged the Versailles treaty yes? ;) ,.. and yet it was armed as battleship :) then perhaps made her to be a battle-cruiser?

Do you have a ship or two in mind for us to guess? :)

[Drake]

Ok, what is this:

1834

[gumalangi]

Montana,.. it appeared only on sketch

[Drake]

Ok, and this:
1835

[gumalangi]

Gneisenau/scharnhorst,. beautiful ships

[gumalangi]

Big submarine here,..

[Major Walter Schmidt]

surcouf?

[gumalangi]

surcouf?

yes it is,.. one the biggest subs before WW2,... your turn MAjor Sir!,..:cool:

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Big beuty

[gumalangi]

man,. i thought this supposed to be boat or sumthing,. but if you want,. flying boat also ok,..

BV 238

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Yes. It is the Bv238.

[gumalangi]

How about this one;

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Ill guess its from the USA.

[gumalangi]

no, it was not,.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Hmmm... I saw a US flag in the background. Is it UK?

[gumalangi]

it is not a battleship,..

[gumalangi]

Bye bye HMS Terror,..

Odd looking ship is it?

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Graf Zeppelin?

[gumalangi]

Hint: One of the most expensive vessel at that time

[Major Walter Schmidt]

damn.. the image is kinda small..

[Librarian]

Small indeed, my dear Herr Major, but sufficiently distinctive as well. Presented vessel is the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi.

Here you have a couple of direct links:

http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=5683

http://battleship-pictures.xrea.jp/photograph51/sekikubo/akagi2.jpg

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Bird's eye view should have done it...:D Big fat rising sun on the deck....:)

[Librarian]

Well, here is my task for you, honorable ladies and gentlemen: do you recognize this vessel:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a137/Langnasen/0025.jpg

This ship was the very best technological achievement in a given naval class, a true inspiration for numerous constructors, and a truly heartbreaking example of the perils of a total administrative incompetence connected with otherwise completely safe and sound works of factual engineering aptitude.

[gumalangi]

This is Algérie
The Algérie was a French heavy cruiser that served during the early years of World War II. She was built in response to the Italian Zara class cruisers, incorporating better armour than previous French cruisers.

[Librarian]

Bravo, my dear Mr. Gumalangi! The very best "strict & stringent" 10000 ton standard Treaty cruiser of the world, although her normal displacement was about 10% over the limit. She was well armored, and especially well protected against aerial bombs and torpedoes.

Please, proceed! :D

[gumalangi]

Quite popular ship

[ww2admin]

Tripitz? Bismark?

[gumalangi]

no sir,. none of them,.

[Librarian]

Yes, my dear Mr. Gumalangi, I have to admit that you really do have a connoisseur’s taste in naval esthetics! Indeed, this ship – La nave da battaglia Vittorio Veneto – surely is a very fine-looking vessel! :D

Here you have a direct link:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/9/92/RN_Vittorio_Veneto.jpg

[gumalangi]

No i am not Mr Librarian :) however thank you for the compliment,.

please have your turn
G

[Librarian]

Very well, my dear Mr. Gumalangi. So here it is: the very best vessel in its class, a highly successful, but almost completely forgotten construction that has fallen off her well deserved pedestal into anonymity due to the financial restrictions immanent to the post-war society...:(

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a137/Langnasen/0006.jpg

[gumalangi]

I still havent got a clue on what is this fine looking vessel,. however,. the bridge and the funnels, suggests me, this is a JDMF's vessel of the earlier time,.

i was thought this was Tree krone of swede,..

[Librarian]

And that second thought of yours was almost a right solution, my dear Mr. Gumalangi! Yes, you are on the right track – please, proceed! :D

[gumalangi]

I found so many names under its fleet's ships from the earlier time,. but hardly any picture,..

this must be one of those destroyer escort,.

You really posed a tough nut to crack,. and i havent touch the other british guy or at least a gentlement in His Majesty uniform,. on your other quiz,..

cheers
G

[Librarian]

My dear Mr. Gumalangi, first of all let me thank you for your magnificent determination! Your identification campaign is truly vigorous and fine - you have worked hard and I really do appreciate your efforts. :D

And yes, presented picture is a true rarity – it has been overtaken from the Jane’s Fighting Ships, which was printed in 1946, although some comparable photographs are available on-line. For example this one here:

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Goteborg&offset=0

Therefore here is the explanation: our mystery ship was the Swedish Göteborg class Stockhlom destroyer – a highly successful design within a so called coastal destroyer category, with six vessels in the class (Göteborg, Stockholm, Malmö, Karlskröna, Norrköping and Gavle).

Tremendously agile, armored-protected, equipped with first-rate, dependable and durable ASEA-built steam turbo-machinery, armed with three 120 mm guns, six 25 mm AA cannons, two heavy machine-guns and six 533 mm torpedo tubes arranged in two triples, these units were extremely fast, and capable to exceeded their previously planned speed of 39 knots (at least one vessel surpassed 42 knots!).

[gumalangi]

42 knots is as fast as a torpedo boat indeed,..

it is now 2-0 against me,.. i am loosing am but gaining in other hand,. :D
please have your next vessel,.. once i got it,.. i ill try to event up my lost :)

now i will proceed with the men in His Majesty uniform,.

Cheers
G

[Librarian]

You think that 42 knots are the top-achievement in the naval speed category during the WW2 among large combat vessels, my dear Mr Gumalangi? Well, perhaps astonishing factual results achieved with this ship will be able to reveal the fact that technology was capable to bring into being even superior engineering proposals.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a137/Langnasen/00010.jpg

You see, with all armament installed during initial full-power measured mile trials, this truly unique ship was capable to accomplish almost unbelievable speed of 45.8 knots! Standard fleetness in normal service was slightly reduced to 43 knots. :cool:

[gumalangi]

sorry mr librarian,. i was on outstation for aweek,. now,. lemme get back to the your posts

Cheers
G

[gumalangi]

Le Fantasque

?
G

[Librarian]

No, my dear Mr. Gumalangi. Actually this ship was undeniably inspired by French Mogador class large destroyers, and essentially represented a prototype for the highly ambivalent, but technically truly amazing Capitani Romani class of Italian combat vessels. ;)

[gumalangi]

Ah,..

sorry to overlook,. have your turn again Mr Librabrian,.

i was actually confuse between Fantasque or italin's Capitani Romani

Next vessel if you please

G

[Librarian]

Oh, thus our undully forgotten Soviet flotilla leader Tashkent, ordered under the second Five Year Plan from the renowned Italian company Odero Terni Orlando of Livorno in 1937, remained as an unresolved mystery? Well, that’s life… :roll:

Nevertheless, if you are interested you will be able to find a plethora of usable information about this remarkable vessel here:

http://flot.sevastopol.info/ship/lider/tashkent.htm

In the meantime, here is another example of unjustifiably forgotten constructive engineering excellence for you, my dear Mr. Gumalangi. ;)

[Major Walter Schmidt]

easy. Surcouf. Notice the frecnch flag.
http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/MoreImages7/Surcouf8InchGun.jpg

[Major Walter Schmidt]

It suddenly became famous in 2005 when the movie Loreli was released. The movie is about a German sub based on the Surcouf brought to japan.
http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/films/japanese/lorelei/index.htm

[Librarian]

Bravo, my dear Herr Major: indeed, our mysterious vessel was the world’s largest pre-WW2 submarine - Surcouf - armed with a pair of 203mm cannons, and an airplane. Her exact fate still remains a mystery, and her wreck has never been located.

Offically accepted explanation is that she went down on the night of February 18, 1942, having collided with an American freighter Thompson Lykes.

On the other hand, naval historian James Rusbridger in his highly intriguing book Who Sank Surcouf examined some more peculiar theories on her demise. All are easy to dismiss - except one. He states that the records of the Sixth Heavy Bomber Group, which operated out of Panama, are containing direct statement that they sank a large submarine in the early morning hours of the 19th of February, 1942. In view of the fact that no Axis submarine was lost in that area on that date, it could only have been Surcouf.

Perhaps an additional US exploratory naval expedition - similar to that one which had been led by oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard (who discovered the Titanic back there in 1985) - will be able to find, investigate and photograph Surcuf's remains…

And please, proceed – next turn is completely yours! :)

[Major Walter Schmidt]

guess this sunken beuty
hint: the ___est vessel of WWII
my favorite ship besides the U-XXI and Surcouf
and that was also a hint...

[Major Walter Schmidt]

another hint:
it could carry planes
and no it is not the U-cruiser.

[gumalangi]

its a IJN's three barrel-25mm AA

as you comparing with sourcouf and type XXI

i would vote for I-400

[Major Walter Schmidt]

ah.... close!

[gumalangi]

i-401,.

now i want my candy

[Major Walter Schmidt]

you can have your candy!
http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/04/28/1209437672_3019/539w.jpg
And I-401 it is!

[STEELTIGAR]

http://military.sakura.ne.jp/navy3/gr/gr_g-zeppelin.jpg

KMS Graf Zeppelin