What d'ya know ?
 

In the opening programme of a new series of 'Mastermind' Joseph Todd a RN Petty Officer opted to answer
questions on 'The history of US submarines to 1960' as his 'specialist' subject.

How would you have fared ? Answers and full links to be posted next monday 3rd April.

1. What is the official name given to the hull shape introduced with the USS Albacore in 1953 ?

2. Which Irish engineer designed the US Navys first true submarine with internal combustion engine power
on the surface and batteries under water ?

3.What was the nickname given to the rotary diesel engine on the Tang class,because of their flat pancake appearance ?

4. The use of high tensile steel enabled the Balao Class to dive to what depth ?

5. Who designed the Turtle Class which was the first sub used in under- water combat in the American
War of Independence ?

6. Which experimental hand operated under-water vessel was flooded in her first test causing the US Navy to lose interest ?

7. Which Commander of the USS Wahoo became known as the 'One Boat Wolf Pack'
because of his prowess ?

8. Which device was fitted to the SS482 Irex to allow it to operate for long periods under-water ?

9. Which Union ship became the first victim of a sub attack when she was sunk by the Hunlee ?

10. Which Winconsin firm began construction of Peto (SS-265), laid down in June 1941 ?

11. What was the task of the Argonaut in the late 1920s ?

12. What was the Class of sub first to carry deck guns ?

13. Which Pilau sub served in the Falklands under the name of the ARA Santa Fe ?

14. What does the letter 'O' stand for in SSO ?

15. What name was given to the first sub to launch guided missiles ?

16. Which company in 1933, laid the keel of the Cuttlefish, which had a revolutionery welded steel hull ?

PS. Teaser - The Virginia class of US submarines are fitted with a SG9. What is a SG9?

Nuder-water? Is that more see through than clothed water?

:rotfl:

:oops: A-dress-ed

A 'fat-finger' eh ! :roll:

1) Teardrop hull
2) John Phillip Holland
3) Unsure
4) 500 Feet
5) Dont know
6) dont know
7) Dont know
8) shnorkel
9) husatonic
10) Electric boat
11) 12) 13) dont know

14) i know this but cant think
15) grayback growler and halibut served USN as SSG and SSGN
15) Electric boat
16) type of periscope?

All these done in a rush

I watch Mastermind thats me out the running.

Re: What d'ya know ?
 

John P. Holland

Cornelius Bushnell

Dudley 'Mushmouth' Morton

Snorkel?

USS Housatonic (and it's CSS H.L. Hunley)


USS George Washington

Re: What d'ya know ?
 

I think they don't mean Ballistic Missiles but the Regulus guided missiles that were fired in the mid '50 from subs. Wasn't that the USS Halibut?
:-?

It was Halibut was the first SSGN however i think the Grayback and Growler were the first SSG.

Answers:

1. Tear - Drop

Albacore - USS Albacore - A Revolution by Design
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...6/albacore.htm
http://www.hnsa.org/ships/albacore.htm

2. John P. Holland.

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/albacore.htm

3. Pancake.

http://www.ussalbacore.org/html/albacore_park.html

4. 400 feet.

Balao - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
http://www.ports.navy.mil/20th.htm

5. David Bushnell

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...ubhistory.html

6. Intellegent Whale

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...ubhistory.html

7. Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton

http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/morton.html

http://www.csp.navy.mil/centennial/wahoo.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_W._Morton

8. Snorkel.

http://home.surewest.net/gfaus/html/ss482.htm

9. USS Housatonic
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-6e.htm

10. Manitowick
'Peto' '- http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08265.htm

11. Mine laying.

'Argonaut' - http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/ss-166.html

12. 'L Class'

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ship/ss-40.htm

13. Catfish.

'Pilau' - http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08339.htm

14. Oiler.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/shusn-no/ss-no.htm

15. The Cusk (or the Carbonero)

'Cusk' - http://www.usscarbonero.com/index-page4.html

16. The Electric Boat Compnay

'Cuttlefish' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cuttlefish_(SS-171)

http://www.historycentral.com/NAVY/S...uttlefish.html

Teaser - A nuclear reactor. Not a SG9 but a S9G as TLAM pointed out correctly. Mastermind you have been caught out !

PS. Q 15 - A cheeky one - depends what you mean by 'guided'.........''Captured German V-1 "buzz bombs"
were altered for remote control (renamed "Loons") and launched from a railing mounted on the after decks.
The primitive control system consisted a modified air-search radar sending signals to speed up or slow down,
go left, right or "dump" i.e. dive on the target.''

Re: What d'ya know ?
 

Actualy its S9G and it means Submarine reactor 9th generation General Electric built. :yep:

SG-9 is Stargate Command's offworld Diplmatic Team. :up:

:lol: :up: I pulled the 'teaser' from Masterminds site - but it's been dropped now....only trace here...

http://www.google.com/search?client=...utf-8&oe=utf-8

They were wrong !! :rock:

But if we are beeing precise ....who mentioned ...SG-9 .........? That hyphen's your baby. ;)

On a lighter note - just in case anyone is thinking of becoming a contestant........

NOTABLE REJECTED SPECIALIST SUBJECTS:

Routes to anywhere in mainland Britain by road from Letchworth

Cremation practice and law in Britain

The banana industry

Orthopaedic bone cement in total hip replacement

The Wombles

Perfect squares from 992 = 9801

PS. 'Loon' knowledge required !

Apprently Google mentioned 'SG-9'. They showed up in three of those results on the link you posted. :rotfl:

The only relevant Google to the Mastermind booby is:

BBC - Entertainment - Mastermind - Latest programme
''The Virginia Class of US Submarines are fitted with a SG9.......''

If you are seeing hyphens on your quotes above I do'nt - enjoy it what ever ''it'' is :roll: ;)

:rotfl: :-j

I meant they were talking about the same S G 9 I was joking about. :lol: ;)