Topic: Ship Quiz (Read 1576636 times)

What was the original name of this ship, built in 1926 as a whaler & then through continuous conversions, what's her current name as a beautiful tall ship?

saltydog · « **Reply #9632 on:** May 10, 2013, 22:14:55 »

I think it's this fine looking ship. Talk about an ugly duckling turning into a swan..

Captain! I said WOT?! · « **Reply #9633 on:** May 10, 2013, 22:20:13 »

If no one would get, SD, you're free to go then. It's indeed amazing what plastic surgery did to that ship...

saltydog · « **Reply #9634 on:** May 11, 2013, 02:09:35 »

Yes, really a transformation. She is the Artemis, now a comfortable charter-ship..

http://www.tallship-artemis.com/home-en/

Speaking of restored ships, what is the name of this ship? She was built in Britain and has an incredible story.
Built in 1862, and commissioned for use on the worlds highest lake..

Torslunde · « **Reply #9635 on:** May 11, 2013, 09:39:17 »

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Speaking of restored ships, what is the name of this ship? She was built in Britain and has an incredible story.
Built in 1862, and commissioned for use on the worlds highest lake..

Yavari

What an amazing story, till 1914 with steam engine and lama-dung fired

Still alive as a museum ship.

saltydog · « **Reply #9636 on:** May 11, 2013, 13:46:16 »

Yavari is right. What is also incredible is that she had to be dismantled for transport, and the final stage to the lake was done with mules carrying the parts..

http://www.yavari.org/yavari-story.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavari_%28ship%29

Here are also a few scenes showing her in one of Michael Palins travels (from 8:40)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQLX3AjHF_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tSNVK7_XI

Torslunde · « **Reply #9637 on:** May 11, 2013, 14:27:20 »

Lake Victoria also has old interesting ships, but not that old

Next question:

This was a passengership sailing between Copenhagen and an Baltic Island.
In 1963 or 1965 it had the honour of being portrayed on a British Commonwealth Stamp.

What was the ships name, and the reason it was portrayed on the stamp?
(sorry for my english, its not my first language)

Torslunde · « **Reply #9638 on:** May 11, 2013, 23:46:02 »

OK

The ships name was Bornholm.

In 1961 the population of Tristan Da Cunha was evacuated to UK due to a volcanic eruption.

In 1963 the tristonians returned to the island onboard MS Bornholm.

Next to go

saltydog · « **Reply #9639 on:** May 12, 2013, 01:20:16 »

Maybe in future it might be a good idea to give an extra clue after a few hours (like year of build, or so)
Tristan da Cunha is nowhere near a Baltic island..

Torslunde · « **Reply #9640 on:** May 12, 2013, 09:23:17 »

Quote from: saltydog on May 12, 2013, 01:20:16

Maybe in future it might be a good idea to give an extra clue after a few hours (like year of build, or so)
Tristan da Cunha is nowhere near a Baltic island..

Yes but I thought it was included, googling pictures for 'ship british commonwealth stamps 1965'
shows the stamp if browsing a little down.

In the earlier question MV Anastasis (which was the correct answer), it was so easy googling picures of mercyships, so I just researched it to the original name MS Victoria.

Next time I will remember posting a clue after a couple of hours

saltydog · « **Reply #9641 on:** May 13, 2013, 04:27:16 »

Quote from: Torslunde on May 12, 2013, 09:23:17

Yes but I thought it was included, googling pictures for 'ship british commonwealth stamps 1965'
shows the stamp if browsing a little down.

One thing I didn't try..

Which ship is this?

-edit: launched in 1961, here seen during her Falklands War effort..

Torslunde · « **Reply #9642 on:** May 13, 2013, 15:48:44 »

OK

Think I know the steamship, but will not steal this thread

saltydog · « **Reply #9643 on:** May 14, 2013, 02:53:21 »

It's the SS Canberra..Perhaps a bit too easy

saltydog · « **Reply #9644 on:** May 17, 2013, 06:00:28 »

It's anyone to go..

clanky · « **Reply #9645 on:** May 21, 2013, 11:45:41 »

Quote from: saltydog on May 14, 2013, 02:53:21

It's the SS Canberra.

The first stamp in my seaman's book as a cadet.

The Canberra was a turbo electric steamship and, as far as I know, the first large ship in the World to have AC propulsion. Technologically she was way ahead of her time when she was built, although by the time i sailed on her she was considered a bit of a dinosaur, she went to scrap in 1997, not many ships being built now will last for 36 years.

LucAtC · « **Reply #9646 on:** May 21, 2013, 16:53:38 »

Hello Clanky,

What was specific to the propulsion of SS Canberra, when compared to a pre-WWII turbo-electric ship? The electric turbo-alternators of another ship drove 3-phase motors coupled to each of the 4 propellers of this liner, the speed reduction being achieved by the number of poles and by the turbine speed.
The younger SS Canberra electric propulsion was indeed certainly much more modern, particularly concerning materials, voltage control, or even electronics.
Which ship was that?

Regards,
Luc

saltydog · « **Reply #9647 on:** May 23, 2013, 04:15:29 »

Perhaps the SS Normandie..?

LucAtC · « **Reply #9648 on:** May 23, 2013, 12:45:20 »

You are right, it was indeed the unfortunate pre-WWII SS Normandie.

Next to go

Luc

saltydog · « **Reply #9649 on:** May 24, 2013, 07:52:19 »

It was indeed a tragic thing that happened to the Normandie in New York..
Was it an accident, or a Maffia job? We may never know..

New one: Name of this Finnish DAT ship?

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