GUESS THE SHIP................

[DuncaninFrance]

OK, back to 'Men of Fight'

[Niner]

"Men of fight"? I thought all ships were She's.

[DuncaninFrance]

"Men of fight"? I thought all ships were She's.

They are Robert but also Men of War.

The man-of-war (also man of war, man o'war or simply man) was the most powerful type of armed ship from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The term often refers to a ship armed with cannon and propelled primarily by sails, as opposed to a galley which is propelled primarily by oars. The man-of-war was developed in England in the early 16th century from earlier roundships with the addition of a second mast to form the carrack (a type of ship used by the English in the 16th century). The 16th century saw the carrack evolve into the galleon and then the ship of the line.

I had a captain on my second ship, who always referred to warships as 'Men of Fight'. Merchant ships used to dip their ensigns to warships who should have return the complement although I suppose in this day and age it probably only happens is the two ships are of the same country. I remember that it was the cadets job to leg it aft and dip the ensign and it's a job I have done many times.

You should get this one Robert!

[Niner Delta]

This is my guess, Duncan.

USS Mississippi was originally BB-41 until 1946 when converted to a test ship and redesignated AG-128.

Vern.

[DuncaninFrance]

10/10 Vern, well done. Now, you going to post one or shall I continue - I got a million of um

[Niner Delta]

Go ahead, you do better with ships than I do.

Vern.

[DuncaninFrance]

OK. Try this one.....Easy, but what was her claim to fame?

[DuncaninFrance]

Vern has it already but being the gent that he is he is giving someone else the chance of glory! Well done Vern mate!

[Woftam]

HMAS Dreadnought.
Only battleship to sink a submarine.

[DuncaninFrance]

Hey 'G' what's this HMAS business Dreadnought is right though. Most famously, when she was launched she made every other warship in the world obsolete

Thingypedia says....
The dreadnought was the predominant type of 20th-century battleship. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's Dreadnought had such an impact when launched in 1906 that battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts. Her design had two revolutionary features: an 'all-big-gun' armament scheme and steam turbine propulsion. The arrival of the dreadnoughts renewed the naval arms race, principally between the United Kingdom and Germany but reflected worldwide, as the new class of warships became a crucial symbol of national power.

The concept of an all-big-gun ship had been in development for several years before Dreadnought's construction. The Imperial Japanese Navy had begun work on an all-big-gun battleship in 1904, but finished the ship as a pre-dreadnought; the United States Navy was also building all-big-gun battleships. Technical development continued rapidly through the dreadnought era. Successive designs increased rapidly in size and made use of improvements in armament, armor, and propulsion. Within ten years, new battleships outclassed Dreadnought herself. These more powerful vessels were known as 'super-dreadnoughts'. Most of the dreadnoughts were scrapped after the end of World War I under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, but many of the newer super-dreadnoughts continued serving through World War II.

While dreadnought-building consumed vast resources in the early 20th century, there was only one battle between large dreadnought fleets. At the Battle of Jutland, the British and German navies clashed with no decisive result. The term 'dreadnought' gradually dropped from use after World War I, especially after the Washington Naval Treaty, as all remaining battleships shared dreadnought characteristics; it can also be used to describe battlecruisers, the other type of ship resulting from the dreadnought revolution.[1]