Trivia IV

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  1. absolutek

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    Winamac?
     
  2. DarrenScott

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    Nope.....not close at all.....
     
  3. Beaver

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    SS Mobilfuel?
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    Mobilfuel was disposed of in 1969 (http://www.aukevisser.nl/mobil/id528.htm#convoy_routes_mobilfuel__i__during_ww2), Mobilube/winamac however was around till 1972 (http://www.aukevisser.nl/mobil/id492.htm#winamac__3__2). Either way Beaver got it first :)
     
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    My question is in the form of a picture again.

    Who am, and I where am I?
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    Happy guessing,
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    USS Memphis (Ex-USS Tenessee) after salvaging. The ship was run aground by some massive waves (either a tsunami or freak wind drive waves, there is some debate over the actual cause of the waves). At Santo Domingo
     
  8. Beaver

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    Spot on, Anachonus! 22 minutes, Wow that must be the record!
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    What can I say. I am an armored cruiser fanatic. If you want my guess as to when the photo was taken I would guess the early 1920's. That would explain the weathering.

    Thinking of a good post at the moment.
     
  10. Beaver

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    I love armored cruisers too, very interesting ships. Your date is very close, it was taken 1929.

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    Hmm. I'm surprised they left the hulk in place that long.
     
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    Under what flags and what names did this ship sail:
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    She started off as a Scottish blockade runner, but was then converted into an ironclad for the Confederate navy. Later she was run aground and captured by the Union navy, and was used throughout the war. After the war, she was sold to Haiti, but she was lost at sea before she got there. Answer: CSS/USS Atlanta

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    Missing two names.
     
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    When she was the blockade runner her name was Fingal, and after being sold to Haiti her name was either Triumph or Triumfo.

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    Spot on. You're up.
     
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    If you Googled the answer to this, wait and see if anybody can answer this one off the top of their head.

    What warship besides the Yamato mounted 18" guns?

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    HMS Furious
     
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    guns or gun?

    I think the British mounted one sideways on a monitor, the General Wolf?
     
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    Same gun, as I recall.