Trivia!

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The minesweeper HMS Saltburn earned a place in history in late 1936 for what reason?

 

uhm .. she was the 1st ship to carry radar ??

 

Seems likely.

 

Indeed! LOL

 

Yep. Krijn has it, she was the first with radar, even though it didn't work very well and was removed.

 

name 4 ships including a battleship sunk as part of a breakwater of normandy.

 

I know one of them off the top of my head.... Been thinking about building it!

 

The plan called for the installation by D-plus-2 of those "port" facilities that would provide the small-craft harbors of refuge at both Utah and Omaha. Those harbors were to be formed by scuttling a number of merchant ships, bow to stern, roughly parallel to the shore, in about two fathoms of water, in the lee of which small craft, such as barges, LCI's [Landing Craft, Infantry], and LCT's, protected from the force of the sea, could discharge personnel and equipment needed immediately to support the beach assault. Each line of sunken ships was known as a "gooseberry

Found the name of the BB as well!

 

"Gooseberry" was the name given to the artificial harbor's sunken ship breakwater. The Gooseberry was made up of old Victory ships and "rust buckets" left over from World War I, totaling 59 ships

 

WOW
1 battleship.
1 Dreadnaught
3 light cruisers.

Found thirteen names thus far.

 

Just fond a web site that names all of the ships!
what a list!!!

1 each Battleship
1 each Dreadnaught
1 each Tanker
1 each Passenger ship
3 each Concrete vessel
3 each Lt Cruisers
7 each Liberty Ships
9 each WWI Standard Type
48 each Non disclosed types of ships.

 

names people .. of the battleships, cruisers .. 4 in total

yes the "temporary harbour" was huge and alot of ships where filled with concrete to make sure they didnt drift away, the harbour lasted long enough for the allies to take cherbourg and then use that as primary port, the storms where causing delays in the offloading and severe damage to floating parts of the "temporary harbour"

i know the lists of ships sunk is impressive but i need names

Krijn

 

Gooseberry 1
NAME TONS BUILT HISTORY
Benjamin Contee 7,176 1942 Liberty Ship. Built by Delta S.B Co, New Orlans. 1
David O. Saylor 4,826 1943 Concrete vessel. Built by McCloskey & Co, Tampa Florida.
George S. Wasson 7,176 1943 Liberty Ship. Built by New England S.B. Corp, Portland, Maine.Maine to Avonmouth.
Matt. W. Ransom 7,176 1943 Liberty Ship. Built by North Carolina S.B. Corp, Wilmington, N.C.
Victory Sword 4,750 1910 Tanker. Built by Fore River S.B. Co, Quincy Mass.
Vitruvius 4,826 1943 Concrete vessel. Built by McCloskey & Co, Tampa, Florida.
West Cheswald 5,711 1919 WWI Standard Type. Built by Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Ore.
West Honaker 5,428 1920 WWI Standard Type. Built by Los Angeles S.B & D.D. Co, Los Angeles.
West Nohno 5,769 1919 WWI Standard Type. Built by Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Ore.
Willis A. Slater 4.826 1944 Concrete vessel. Built by McCloskey & Co, Tampa, Florida,

Gooseberry 2
NAME TONS BUILT HISTORY
Artemas Ward 7,177 1942 Liberty Ship. Built by North Carolina S.B. Co, Wilmingtom, N.C.
Audacious 7,455 1913 Built by Cant. Nav. Triestino, Monfalcone.
Baialoide 6,476 1914 Built by W. Hamilton & Co, Glasgow.
Centurion (HMS) 25,500 1911 Battleship. Built by H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.
Courageous 7,573 1918 WWI Standard type.
Flight Command 4,341 1911 Built by Northumberland S.B. Co, Newcastle.
Galveston 6,173 1921 Built by Doullut & Williams S.B Co, New Orleans.
George W. Childs 7,176 1943 Liberty Ship. Built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore.
James Iredell 7,177 1942 Liberty Ship. Built by North Carolina S.B. Co, Wilmington, N.C.
James W. Marshall 7,176 1942 Liberty Ship. Built by California S.B. Corp, Los Angeles.
Olambala 4,815 1901 Built by Napier & Miller Ltd, Glasgow.
Potter 6,174 1920 Built by Doullut & Williams S.B Co, New Orleans.
West Grama 5,326 1918 WWI Standard Type. Built by Los Angeles S.B. & D.D. Co, San Pedro, Calif.
Wilscox 5,861 1919 Built by Oscar Daniels Co, Tampa, Florida.

Gooseberry 3
NAME TONS BUILT HISTORY
Aghios Spyridon 3,338 1905 Built by Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton.
Alynbank 5,151 1925 Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow.
Elswick Park 4,188 1920 Built by Blyth SB & DD Co, Blyth.
Flowergate 5,156 1911 Built by J. C. Tecklenborg A.G, Geestemunde.
Georgios P. 4,052 1903 Built by C. S. Swan & Hunter Ltd, Newcastle.
Ingman 3,169 1907 Built by A. Rodger & Co, Glasgow.
Innerton 5,276 1919 WWI Standard type ship (laid down as WAR SCILLA), built by Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton.
Lynghaug 2,829 1919 Built by Wallace Shipyards Ltd, Vancouver, B.C.
Modlin 3,569 1906 Built by Flensburger Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg.
Njegos 4.393 1908 Built by McMillan & Son, Dumbarton.
Parklaan 3,807 1911 Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Saltersgate 3,940 1924 Built by Northumberland S.B. Co, Newcastle.
Sirehei 3,888 1907 Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Vinlake 3,938 1913 Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Winha 3.391 1904 Built by Hawthorn, Leslia & Co, Newcastle.

Gooseberry 4
NAME TONS BUILT HISTORY
Belgique 4,606 1902 Built by Ropner & Son, Stockton.
Bendoran 5,567 1910 Built by Chas. Connell & Co, Glasgow.
Empire Bunting 6,448 1919 Built by Skinner & Eddy Corp, Seattle.
Empire Flamingo 5,207 1920 WWI Standard type, Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Empire Moorhen 5,617 1919 WWI Standard type, built by Columbia River SB Corp, Portland, Ore.
Empire Waterhen 6,004 1920 Built by Oscar Daniels Co, Tampa, Fla.
Manchester Spinner 4,767 1918 Built by Irvine's S.B. & DD Co, West Hartlepool
Mariposa 3,807 1914 Built by J. Priestman & Co, Sunderland.
Panos 4,914 1920 Built by J. Readhead & Sons, South Shields.
Vera Radcliffe 5,587 1925 Built by Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton.

Gooseberry 5
NAME TONS BUILT HISTORY
Becheville 4,228 1924 Built by Sir J. Priestman & Co, Sunderland.
Courbet 22,189 1911 French battleship built by Arsenal de Brest.
Dover Hill 5,815 1918 Built by Northumberland SB Co, Newcastle.
Durban HMS 4,650 1919 H.M.Cruiser. Built by Scotts SB & Eng. Co, Greenock.
Empire Defiance 4,632 1909 Built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerft, Hamburg
Empire Tamar 6,561 1907 Built by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast.
Empire Tana 6,148 1923 Built by Stabilimento Tecnico, Trieste.
Forbin 7,291 1922 Passenger / cargo ship. Built by Forges & Chantiers de la Mediteranee, Havre.
Sumatra 8,078 1920 Dutch cruiser. Built by Schelde Naval Shipyards.

Additional blockships scuttled later to repair damage.

NAME TONS BUILT HISTORY
Alcoa Leader 5,041 1919 Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Bosworth 6,672 1919 Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Empire Bittern 8,546 1902 Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast.
Exford 4,969 1919 Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Illinoian 6,473 1918 Built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima.
Kentuckian 5,200 1910 Built by Maryland Steel Co, Sparrow's Point, Md.
Kofresi 4,934 1920 WWI Standard Type, built by American SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Lena Luckenbach 5,238 1920 Built by Harima Dockyard Co, Harima, Japan.
Maycrest 5,923 1913 Built by Russell & Co, Glasgow.
Norjerv 5,582 1919 Built by Ames SB & DD Co, Seattle, Wash.
Parkhaven 4,803 1920 Built by W. Dobson & Co, Newcastle.
Pennsylvanian 5,191 1913 Built by Maryland Steel Co, Sparrow's Point, Md.
Robin Gray 6,896 1920 Built by Skinner & Eddy Corp, Seattle, Wash.
Sahale 5,028 1919 Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Stanwell 5,767 1914 Built by Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland.
West Nilus 5,495 1920 Built by Southwestern SB Co, San Pedro, Calif.
Dragon 4,276 1917 Polish cruiser. Built by Scotts SB & Eng. Co, Greenock.

 

Ops! Lets try it this way....

Gooseberry 1
NAME HISTORY
Benjamin Contee Liberty Ship. Built by Delta S.B Co, New Orlans. 1
David O. Saylor Concrete vessel. Built by McCloskey & Co, Tampa Florida.
George S. Wasson Liberty Ship. Built by New England S.B. Corp, Portland, Maine.Maine to Avonmouth.
Matt. W. Ransom Liberty Ship. Built by North Carolina S.B. Corp, Wilmington, N.C.
Victory Sword Tanker. Built by Fore River S.B. Co, Quincy Mass.
Vitruvius Concrete vessel. Built by McCloskey & Co, Tampa, Florida.
West Cheswald WWI Standard Type. Built by Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Ore.
West Honaker WWI Standard Type. Built by Los Angeles S.B & D.D. Co, Los Angeles.
West Nohno WWI Standard Type. Built by Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Ore.
Willis A. Slater Concrete vessel. Built by McCloskey & Co, Tampa, Florida,

Gooseberry 2
NAME HISTORY
Artemas Ward Liberty Ship. Built by North Carolina S.B. Co, Wilmingtom, N.C.
Audacious Built by Cant. Nav. Triestino, Monfalcone.
Baialoide Built by W. Hamilton & Co, Glasgow.
Centurion (HMS) Battleship. Built by H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.
Courageous WWI Standard type.
Flight Command Built by Northumberland S.B. Co, Newcastle.
Galveston Built by Doullut & Williams S.B Co, New Orleans.
George W. Childs Liberty Ship. Built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore.
James Iredell Liberty Ship. Built by North Carolina S.B. Co, Wilmington, N.C.
James W. Marshall Liberty Ship. Built by California S.B. Corp, Los Angeles.
Olambala Built by Napier & Miller Ltd, Glasgow.
Potter Built by Doullut & Williams S.B Co, New Orleans.
West Grama WWI Standard Type. Built by Los Angeles S.B. & D.D. Co, San Pedro, Calif.
Wilscox Built by Oscar Daniels Co, Tampa, Florida.

Gooseberry 3
NAME HISTORY
Aghios Spyridon Built by Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton.
Alynbank Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow.
Elswick Park Built by Blyth SB & DD Co, Blyth.
Flowergate Built by J. C. Tecklenborg A.G, Geestemunde.
Georgios P. Built by C. S. Swan & Hunter Ltd, Newcastle.
Ingman Built by A. Rodger & Co, Glasgow.
Innerton WWI Standard type ship (laid down as WAR SCILLA), built by Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton.
Lynghaug Built by Wallace Shipyards Ltd, Vancouver, B.C.
Modlin Built by Flensburger Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg.
Njegos Built by McMillan & Son, Dumbarton.
Parklaan Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Saltersgate Built by Northumberland S.B. Co, Newcastle.
Sirehei Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Vinlake Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Winha Built by Hawthorn, Leslia & Co, Newcastle.

Gooseberry 4
NAME HISTORY
Belgique Built by Ropner & Son, Stockton.
Bendoran Built by Chas. Connell & Co, Glasgow.
Empire Bunting Built by Skinner & Eddy Corp, Seattle.
Empire Flamingo WWI Standard type, Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Empire Moorhen WWI Standard type, built by Columbia River SB Corp, Portland, Ore.
Empire Waterhen Built by Oscar Daniels Co, Tampa, Fla.
Manchester Spinner Built by Irvine's S.B. & DD Co, West Hartlepool
Mariposa Built by J. Priestman & Co, Sunderland.
Panos Built by J. Readhead & Sons, South Shields.
Vera Radcliffe Built by Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton.

Gooseberry 5
NAME HISTORY
Becheville Built by Sir J. Priestman & Co, Sunderland.
Courbet French battleship built by Arsenal de Brest.
Dover Hill Built by Northumberland SB Co, Newcastle.
Durban HMS H.M.Cruiser. Built by Scotts SB & Eng. Co, Greenock.
Empire Defiance Built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerft, Hamburg
Empire Tamar Built by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast.
Empire Tana Built by Stabilimento Tecnico, Trieste.
Forbin Passenger / cargo ship. Built by Forges & Chantiers de la Mediteranee, Havre.
Sumatra Dutch cruiser. Built by Schelde Naval Shipyards.

Additional blockships scuttled later to repair damage.

NAME HISTORY
Alcoa Leader Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Bosworth Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland.
Empire Bittern Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast.
Exford Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Illinoian Built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima.
Kentuckian Built by Maryland Steel Co, Sparrow's Point, Md.
Kofresi WWI Standard Type, built by American SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Lena Luckenbach Built by Harima Dockyard Co, Harima, Japan.
Maycrest Built by Russell & Co, Glasgow.
Norjerv Built by Ames SB & DD Co, Seattle, Wash.
Parkhaven Built by W. Dobson & Co, Newcastle.
Pennsylvanian Built by Maryland Steel Co, Sparrow's Point, Md.
Robin Gray Built by Skinner & Eddy Corp, Seattle, Wash.
Sahale Built by American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Pa.
Stanwell Built by Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland.
West Nilus Built by Southwestern SB Co, San Pedro, Calif.
Dragon Polish cruiser. Built by Scotts SB & Eng. Co, Greenock.

 

Gooseberry 1
NAME
Benjamin Contee
David O. Saylor
George S. Wasson
Matt. W. Ransom
Victory Sword
Vitruvius
West Cheswald
West Honaker
West Nohno
Willis A. Slater

Gooseberry 2
NAME
Artemas Ward
Audacious
Baialoide
Centurion (HMS)
Courageous
Flight Command
Galveston
George W. Childs
James Iredell
James W. Marshall
Olambala
Potter
West Grama
Wilscox

Gooseberry 3
NAME
Aghios Spyridon
Alynbank
Elswick Park
Flowergate
Georgios P.
Ingman
Innerton
Lynghaug
Modlin
Njegos
Parklaan
Saltersgate
Sirehei
Vinlake
Winha

Gooseberry 4
NAME
Belgique
Bendoran
Empire Bunting
Empire Flamingo
Empire Moorhen
Empire Waterhen
Manchester Spinner
Mariposa
Panos
Vera Radcliffe

Gooseberry 5
NAME
Becheville
Courbet
Dover Hill
Durban HMS
Empire Defiance
Empire Tamar
Empire Tana
Forbin
Sumatra

Additional blockships scuttled later to repair damage.

NAME
Alcoa Leader
Bosworth
Empire Bittern
Exford
Illinoian
Kentuckian
Kofresi
Lena Luckenbach
Maycrest
Norjerv
Parkhaven
Pennsylvanian
Robin Gray
Sahale
Stanwell
West Nilus
Dragon

 

ok so

Centurion, Courbet, Durban,Java,Dragon .. thats 5 .. yours Knight..

so glad he did his homework
i see it did draw your intrest, this part of the normandy landings is often overlooked.

Krijn

 

I'd give him an A+

 

hell he deserves a friggin medal

 

Knight, for extreme geekiness and for going above and beyond the call of duty when answering a trivia question, I hereby present you with a Pixel Cross, the highest (and so far only) medal that can be awarded in this thread. Your answer is an inspiration for us all.

+

 

hahahahaha, nice.