Correct! The Russian cruiser Aurora started the October Revolution by refusing an order to put to sea. She then signaled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace that brought the Bolsheviks to power.
What was the last Canadian warship launched by sliding down slipway and how were subsequent Canadian warships constructed?
I would say HMCS Algonquin ( the current one ). Now ships are built modularly and then the sectons welded together. J
This recent Canadian coastal gunboat was launched, like many other boats its size, by rolling down a boat ramp. Current construction techniques consist primarily of vacuum-forming. :blink:
Pamnjay, sorry, think much newer. The ship in my question was built & launched in the 90's. Kotori, I do believe that is the American coast guard logo on that paddle boat. Perhaps that is where you guys are going after your politicians bankrupt the country?
Sorry, I posted that you got it correct 5 days ago on my phone, but I guess it didn't post right. Sorry. :/
The middle of my time in service was nothing specacular but my beginning and end were unique to say the least. I tore up one of my sisters, set a TG on full alert and tried to kill the president accidentally for starters and I ended the way a target of a modern day torpedo does. Who am I? (ship) J
Huh? Oh! Hey, I won! OK, here's the question. Google-fu is OK for this one because I'm going all-out. In 1904, two Japanese ships were lost in one of the greatest naval disasters of the Russo-Japanese War. What ship was responsible for that incident, and what was the fate of her and her sister?
Amur. The first purpose built minelayer! Amur got shelled while in drydock several months after said disaster. Amur laid 50 mines that the Hatsuse encountered first. It hit one and lost propulsion and steering then drifted into a second, detonating a magazine and sinking the ship in 90sec or so. Yashima struck a mine while trying to maneuver around Hatsuse. It eventually sank due to flooding getting unmanageable while being towed. Amur was probably eventually shelled in retaliation more or less. Amur's sister ship, Yenisei, one word to describe its fate. Fail. Bad mooring of a mine caused it to break free then they maneuvered into their own minefield to avoid the drifting one. Struck a mine and sunk in 20min. Das Butts Mine warfare is my thing!
