The submarine quiz thread!

[Sir Big Jugs]

G'Day all. It is my pleasure to announce the Submarine forums quiz thread created.

This is a thread where users of the forum may challenge other members, ask very tricky questions or have them identify something.

The rules are easy:

The first one to post the correct answer to a question, posts a new question and so on.

IMPORTANT!

In case no new question has appeared within 24 hours since the last one was solved, ANY other forum member may post a new question. Only one question at a time please.


I'll start:



I am looking for a specific sub class/single sub.

Hints:



Only one was ever built.

In one important way it's design purpose was unique compared to ALL other submarines in the world! It did not, however operate in the conditions it was designed for.

It was the [won't tell, would be too easy] submarine in ANY navy of the world at the time.

Was used operationally.

Scrapped in Belgium.

It had one 12.7mm MG.

Good Luck!:rock:

[Sir Big Jugs]

Built between TGW and WWII.

[kiwi_2005]

I know, I know, was it the Yellow submarine! :88)

[Sir Big Jugs]

A bit too old.

Built in 1930.

[TteFAboB]

Drebbel's Wooden Shoe "Boat"?

[UglyMowgli]

Saukko
for a complete details look here :
http://users.tkk.fi/~jaromaa/Navygallery/index.htm (http://users.tkk.fi/%7Ejaromaa/Navygallery/index.htm)

click on submarines on the left menu

[Drebbel]

Sauko was designed by the Dutch dummy company IvS

More info on that over at:
http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/export/export_ivs.htm

[Sir Big Jugs]

Saukko
for a complete details look here :
http://users.tkk.fi/~jaromaa/Navygallery/index.htm (http://users.tkk.fi/%7Ejaromaa/Navygallery/index.htm)

click on submarines on the left menu


Your turn!;)

[UglyMowgli]

I am the first civilian ship ship sunk by a submarine during the WW II, what is my name (and subsequantly the submarine, captain and crew names :D)

[Sir Big Jugs]

Cunard passenger liner Athenia of 13,581 tons,

German submarine U-30 (Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp) on the opening day of the Second World War, the captain believing it to be an armed merchant cruiser.

The ship was carrying evacuees from Liverpool to Canada. There were 1,103 passengers not including crewmembers. Survivors were rescued by the British destroyers Electra, Escort and Fame and the freighters City of Flint and Southern Cross, but 118 passengers were drowned. Also on board were 316 Americans of whom 28 were lost. Oblt. Lemp was never court-martialled for this error but next day Hitler ordered that under no circumstances were attacks to be made on passenger ships.


And a pic:

http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Egduncan/images/athenia.jpg

[UglyMowgli]

Oupppsss not during the WW 2 but WW 1 (sorry for the mistake :D) but you are the winner :up:, I have to re-read my post next time :down:

[Sir Big Jugs]

Oupppsss not during the WW 2 but WW 1 (sorry for the mistake :D) but you are the winner :up:, I have to re-read my post next time :down:

Normally I'd post a new question, but as you mistakenly posted the wrong one I'll let you have another go.

New question?:know:

[UglyMowgli]

Thank's :up:, well what is the first civilian ship sunk during the WW 1 , the Great War, between 1914 and 1918, the World War ONE :rotfl:.

[NEON DEON]

Thank's :up:, well what is the first civilian ship sunk during the WW 1 , the Great War, between 1914 and 1918, the World War ONE :rotfl:.

Glitra 10/20/1914 by U 17.

[UglyMowgli]

:up: You 're turn.

[NEON DEON]

What USN ship is credited with sinking 5 Japanese submarines in 8 days?

[NEON DEON]

What USN ship is credited with sinking 5 Japanese submarines in 8 days?


Now I know someone here knows the answer to this question.:know:

[Sir Big Jugs]

Could you give us another hint?:-?

[NEON DEON]

Could you give us another hint?:-?

Yes the ship did it in the Pacific;)

Ok it was a DE built during WW II and named after a Naval officer who died on the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[Sir Big Jugs]

USS Bennion (DD-662)

Right?

New question will come in ~8 hours.

[NEON DEON]

USS Bennion (DD-662)

Right?

New question will come in ~8 hours.

No that is not correct.

The Bennion was DD.

The ship that sunk 5 Japanese subs in 8 days was a DE.

[Sir Big Jugs]

AWW F*CK!

Searching

[Sir Big Jugs]

USS Barber (DE-161)?:damn:

[NEON DEON]

USS Barber (DE-161)?:damn:

Nope.

Ok one more hint and this will probably give it away.

While the ship is named after an Ensign who died on the Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor, it also is the name of a country.

[Sir Big Jugs]

AHH!

Of course!

http://www.ussengland.net/DE635/images/header.jpg

[Sir Big Jugs]

Tough question!:cool:

In the winter/spring of 1942, the crew of the Finnish submarine fleet received training in using a new underwater respirator. What was the name of this specific underwater respirator brand?

(If it is too hard I'll have another one ready)

[NEON DEON]

Tough question!:cool:

In the winter/spring of 1942, the crew of the Finnish submarine fleet received training in using a new underwater respirator. What was the name of this specific underwater respirator brand?

(If it is too hard I'll have another one ready)


I know but I am not telling! (NEON's way of saying he hasn't got a clue);)

[Kaleun]

Momsen Lung ??

[Kaleun]

Or more likely, thinking of my previous answer!!

SCUBA??


kaleun

[Sir Big Jugs]

Too hard? I've got another one waiting, an "identify it" one. . .:cool:

[Sir Big Jugs]

Ok this is a LOT easier.

Identify:

a) The type of this gun (deck gun, aa gun, submachine gun, etcetera)
b) The name of the model of the gun
c) It's caliber
d) What U-boat it is mounted on
and
e) How many rounds are there in one magazine for this gun.

The person with the most right answers gets to go next.

http://brewsterpilot.googlepages.com/IMG_6343.JPG

[Sir Big Jugs]

Sorry guys, ran outta bandwidth and image is gone.

First one who'll see this gets to post new question.:down:

[NEON DEON]

Tough question!:cool:

In the winter/spring of 1942, the crew of the Finnish submarine fleet received training in using a new underwater respirator. What was the name of this specific underwater respirator brand?

(If it is too hard I'll have another one ready)

:hmm: Drager?

[Sir Big Jugs]

Correct!

Dräger actually!

[NEON DEON]

What USN Submarine class has the highest average number of battle stars?:shifty:

[Sir Big Jugs]

Whats a battle star?:-?

[NEON DEON]

Whats a battle star?:-?

It is a unit award given by the Navy as a result of that unit engaging or being engaged by the enemy. Seeing action basically.

I don't have the full definition handy.