What was the visual difference between the first two Aegis cruisers - Ticonderoga and Yorktown, and the next group of three (Vincennes, V_alley Forge_ and Gates)?
(painted hull numbers don’t count)
the main mast of the 1st 2 ships are painted black wereas the others are gray?
Paint comes and goes. I’m looking for something structural.
the aft mast on the first 2 has a boxed shape, where as the next 3 had a tripod style mast
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/USS_Ticonderoga_(CG-47)_1985.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/USS_Vincennes_04014912.jpg
Yup. Actually, on CG-47& 48, both masts were quadrupod (four legs) and on CG-49-51, both masts were tripod.
You’re up, Mr. Snipe.
thanks, this should be an easy one. what was the largest battleship class ever DESIGNED in the US?
montanna class.
That’s the class. The class was canceled before construction began due to the increasing value of submarines and aircraft carriers. it would have been by far the most powerful battleship ever, toting around 12 16-inch guns, 20 5-inch guns, anywhere from 10-40 40mm Bofors AA guns and up to 56 20mm oerlikon cannon at 32 Kts. It would have been 920 ft long, with 8 boilers for a total of 172,000 SHP, and a crew of 2355-2789. This class would have made the Iowa Class look like a canoe equipped with BB guns
what british battleship in ww1 sunk by a mine after only a year in service?
Audacious
correct
Kindly name the last British ship-of-the-line taken in combat-surrendered,burnt, or destroyed.
SOL = 74 guns or large.
I’ll take a shot at this: Was it the Wellesley (sunk in 1940 by Luftwaffe)?
You know…I was not thinking of that one. There was one lost during the 19th century(I shall not reveal as that is a good future question) but technically you are correct.
So correct answer it is. Good job.
OK, here goes-
In the first half of 1945, a U-boat was sunk by a Catalina. Twelve days earlier, the U-boat had sunk two Allied ships in the same area-one US and one British. The wrecks of two of the vessels have recently been located. Name the U-boat number and the names of the British and American ships.
Would it be the U-1107 which was sunk on April 30, 1945 in the bay of Biscay west of Brest by US Catalina VP-631R? It was on it s first and last war patrol in which it sunk the US flag vessel Cyrus McCormick and the UK flag vessel Empire Gold.
That’s the one! My dad did 2 trips on the McCormick, but joined the Navy before she was sunk.
Over to you telsono.
Regards,
Stenscience
Thank you stenscience -
it was easy after I found a website that had information on all of the uboats. It seems that most of the uboat kills by aircraft was done by Liberators by 1945.
As to my question:
Name the four ships of the First Republic of Texas Navy and their fates.
this would be during the Texas War of Independence.
Mike T.
As per http://www.texasnavy.com/shiplist.htm:
Liberty - Sold in July 1836
Invincible - Wrecked
Brutus - Wrecked
Independence - Surrendered
Stephen F. Austin, Water Witch, Red River, and San Felipe preceded the official Navy. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired by San Felipe on 1 Sep 1835 when she fired on the Mexican RC CorreoMexicano.
Interesting bit of history I did not know till I researched your question.
That what you were looking for?
Perfect, I originally researched this subject trying to find information on the old kit “War of Independence Schooner” which I believe is the “Brutus”.
Over to you oceano75