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Mystery Ship #39

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Long time, no mystery ship...



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 Number	Time Posted	Time Correct	Time Lapsed	Who Got It	Answer
 #1	09:11:49		09:17:22		    5:33		Ron Saueracker	HMS Dragon
 #2	15:15:47		19:19:54		 4:04:07		Marc		Tsugaru
 #3	10:20:18		10:48:42		   28:24		Django		HMS Arbiter or USS St. Simon
 #4	15:39:26		19:06:50		 3:27:24		Ron Saueracker	USS Oglala
 #5	09:13:54		08:38:05		23:24:49		Ron Saueracker	HMAS Mildura
 #6	16:27:38		14:58:36		22:30:58		Spence		Le Triomphant
 #7	10:22:26		11:06:38		   44:12		KDonovan		Sakawa
 #8	10:59:23		13:47:01		 2:47:38		Kumano		Shimane Maru
 #9	08:53:21		14:34:15		 5:40:54		Mynok		USS Hilo
 #10	15:27:55		00:36:20		 9:08:25		Rtrapasso		I-367
 #11	16:27:50		16:53:11		   26:21		Fokkov		HNMS Abraham Crijnssen
 #12	10:42:51		21:02:55		10:20:04		BluesBob		Tanikaze
 #13	09:25:26		10:18:40		   53:14		Sneer		P-101 or HMS Thracian
 #14	14:47:46		15:02:55		   15:09		Nikademus		HMS Exeter
 #15	08:42:16		09:09:33		   27:17		Fremen		HMS Euryalus
 #16	10:47:25		12:11:06		 1:23:41		Fokkov		HNMS Colombia
 #17	11:00:35		08:51:48		21:52:13		Fremen		Ariake
 #18	11:09:49		11:16:49		    7:00		Irrelevant	HMS Duke of York
 #19	15:53:52		16:24:28		   30:36		Fremen		Ryujo
 #20	15:06:48		15:11:05		    4:17		Iridium		Akashi
 #21	15:52:27		16:36:01		   43:34		Anarchyintheuk	HMS Apollo or HMAS Hobart
 #22	15:19:16		16:06:31		   27:15		Fremen		HNMS Isaac Sweers
 #23	15:19:00		23:04:54		 7:45:54		Fuerer Krieg	Aikoku Maru
 #24	23:39:17		00:05:03		   25:20		Fuerer Krieg	HMNZS Moa
 #25u	13:11:09		Not Answered	Not Answered	Not Answered	HMIS Hindustan
 #26u	13:18:30		04:33:35		39:15:05		Fremen		HMIS Poona
 #27	13:54:24		14:00:30		    6:06		Irrelevant	USS Oakland
 #28	23:55:29		02:26:06		 2:31:37		Treespider	Kisaragi
 #29	10:38:31		10:47:06		    8:35		Nikademus		HMS Hermes
 #30	12:25:11		14:56:57		 2:31:46		Niceguy2005	USS Witchita
 #31	14:28:20		14:41:30		   12:50		Csatahajos	Mogami
 #32	15:06:18		16:34:05		 1:27:47		Sneer		HMCS Uganda
 #33	15:06:02		15:16:35		   10:33		Sneer		HNMS O-19
 #34	15:27:23		15:28:05		      42		Mike Solli	USS Yorktown
 #35	15:17:13		17:08:08		 1:50:55		Juliet7Bravo	Nagato
 #36	14:48:16		15:07:21		   19:05		Seeadler		Richelieu
 #37	16:16:41		Not Answered	Not Answered	Not Answered	USS Ashtabula
 #38	09:28:13		11:48:34		 2:20:21		Ron Saureracker	HMAS Stuart
 #39	13:55:51

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#1 - HMS Dragon
#2 - Tsugaru
#3 - HMS Arbiter or USS St. Simon
#4 - USS Oglala
#5 - HMAS Mildura
#6 - Le Triomphant
#7 - Sakawa
#8 - Shimane Maru
#9 - USS Hilo
#10 - I-367
#11 - HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen
#12 - Tanikaze
#13 - P-101 or HMS Thracian
#14 - HMS Exeter
#15 - HMS Euryalus
#16 - HNLMS Colombia
#17 - Ariake
#18 - HMS Duke of York
#19 - Ryujo
#20 - Akashi
#21 - HMS Apollo or HMAS Hobart
#22 - HNMS Isaac Sweers
#23 - Aikoku Maru
#24 - HMNZS Moa
#25u - HMIS Hindustan
#26u - HMIS Poona
#27 - USS Oakland
#28 - Kisaragi
#29 - HMS Hermes
#30 - USS Witchita
#31 - Mogami
#32 - HMCS Uganda
#33 - HNMS O-19
#34 - USS Yorktown
#35 - Nagato
#36 - Richelieu
#37 - USS Ashtabula
#38 - HMAS Stuart
#39 - ????
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A Roman bireme. You can tell by the two rows of oars sticking out the side...[:'(]
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I rather thot the outhouse on the side was clever...
 
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Except for the guy stand on the ways below it! Hope he don't look up![:D]
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Makes you almost wonder if it is really a lift of some sort rather than a dump....... [:D]

Wait, has anyone actually guessed yet?
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Looking at the sweep of the bow and foredeck, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that it's a Yamato or, failing that, a Japanese heavy cruiser...
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Looks much to small for Yamato. Looks like a CL to me; hard to tell with out gun or a completed superstructre though
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Hi all,

Hmm... this can't be naval combat vessel...


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According to the rules of the Mystery Ship threads, the ship must

a. Appear on the OB given within stock Scenario 15 of WitP.
b. Not be of type AP, AK, or TK.

She most certainly fits the bill as a "combat vessel".

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Hi all,
ORIGINAL: Feinder

According to the rules of the Mystery Ship threads, the ship must

a. Appear on the OB given within stock Scenario 15 of WitP.
b. Not be of type AP, AK, or TK.

She most certainly fits the bill as a "combat vessel".

[;)]

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* the only two exceptions were #25u and #26u (for "u"nofficial).

I know... but look at the ships lines and the superstructure... 99.99% looks civilian to me...


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Hi. looks like a fantail of some kind so I'm thinking an AV/maru of some type.





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Shoho?
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ORIGINAL: tanksone

Hi. looks like a fantail of some kind so I'm thinking an AV/maru of some type.






Erm, that's not the rear end of whatever boat that is. I'll go with treespider on this one...
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Actually i was wrong it is Zuiho.
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Shoho = nope.
I know... but look at the ships lines and the superstructure... 99.99% looks civilian to me...

Of course, Japan was known to convert civilian ships to something more "combat useful". But my pics can come from any time during a ship's carreer.

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Why am I giving y'all hints? You guys usually get these in short order. It's only been 2 hours...

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Actually i was wrong it is Zuiho.

See.

Y'all didn't even need any help.

Congrats to Treespider!

The pic is actually the sub tender Takasaki, before her conversion to Zuiho.

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 Number	Time Posted	Time Correct	Time Lapsed	Who Got It	Answer
 #1	09:11:49		09:17:22		    5:33		Ron Saueracker	HMS Dragon
 #2	15:15:47		19:19:54		 4:04:07		Marc		Tsugaru
 #3	10:20:18		10:48:42		   28:24		Django		HMS Arbiter or USS St. Simon
 #4	15:39:26		19:06:50		 3:27:24		Ron Saueracker	USS Oglala
 #5	09:13:54		08:38:05		23:24:49		Ron Saueracker	HMAS Mildura
 #6	16:27:38		14:58:36		22:30:58		Spence		Le Triomphant
 #7	10:22:26		11:06:38		   44:12		KDonovan		Sakawa
 #8	10:59:23		13:47:01		 2:47:38		Kumano		Shimane Maru
 #9	08:53:21		14:34:15		 5:40:54		Mynok		USS Hilo
 #10	15:27:55		00:36:20		 9:08:25		Rtrapasso		I-367
 #11	16:27:50		16:53:11		   26:21		Fokkov		HNMS Abraham Crijnssen
 #12	10:42:51		21:02:55		10:20:04		BluesBob		Tanikaze
 #13	09:25:26		10:18:40		   53:14		Sneer		P-101 or HMS Thracian
 #14	14:47:46		15:02:55		   15:09		Nikademus		HMS Exeter
 #15	08:42:16		09:09:33		   27:17		Fremen		HMS Euryalus
 #16	10:47:25		12:11:06		 1:23:41		Fokkov		HNMS Colombia
 #17	11:00:35		08:51:48		21:52:13		Fremen		Ariake
 #18	11:09:49		11:16:49		    7:00		Irrelevant	HMS Duke of York
 #19	15:53:52		16:24:28		   30:36		Fremen		Ryujo
 #20	15:06:48		15:11:05		    4:17		Iridium		Akashi
 #21	15:52:27		16:36:01		   43:34		Anarchyintheuk	HMS Apollo or HMAS Hobart
 #22	15:19:16		16:06:31		   27:15		Fremen		HNMS Isaac Sweers
 #23	15:19:00		23:04:54		 7:45:54		Fuerer Krieg	Aikoku Maru
 #24	23:39:17		00:05:03		   25:20		Fuerer Krieg	HMNZS Moa
 #25u	13:11:09		Not Answered	Not Answered	Not Answered	HMIS Hindustan
 #26u	13:18:30		04:33:35		39:15:05		Fremen		HMIS Poona
 #27	13:54:24		14:00:30		    6:06		Irrelevant	USS Oakland
 #28	23:55:29		02:26:06		 2:31:37		Treespider	Kisaragi
 #29	10:38:31		10:47:06		    8:35		Nikademus		HMS Hermes
 #30	12:25:11		14:56:57		 2:31:46		Niceguy2005	USS Witchita
 #31	14:28:20		14:41:30		   12:50		Csatahajos	Mogami
 #32	15:06:18		16:34:05		 1:27:47		Sneer		HMCS Uganda
 #33	15:06:02		15:16:35		   10:33		Sneer		HNMS O-19
 #34	15:27:23		15:28:05		      42		Mike Solli	USS Yorktown
 #35	15:17:13		17:08:08		 1:50:55		Juliet7Bravo	Nagato
 #36	14:48:16		15:07:21		   19:05		Seeadler		Richelieu
 #37	16:16:41		Not Answered	Not Answered	Not Answered	USS Ashtabula
 #38	09:28:13		11:48:34		 2:20:21		Ron Saureracker	HMAS Stuart
 #39	13:55:51		16:09:27		 2:14:33		Treespider	Takasaki -> Zuiho

Links to previous threads...

#1 - HMS Dragon
#2 - Tsugaru
#3 - HMS Arbiter or USS St. Simon
#4 - USS Oglala
#5 - HMAS Mildura
#6 - Le Triomphant
#7 - Sakawa
#8 - Shimane Maru
#9 - USS Hilo
#10 - I-367
#11 - HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen
#12 - Tanikaze
#13 - P-101 or HMS Thracian
#14 - HMS Exeter
#15 - HMS Euryalus
#16 - HNLMS Colombia
#17 - Ariake
#18 - HMS Duke of York
#19 - Ryujo
#20 - Akashi
#21 - HMS Apollo or HMAS Hobart
#22 - HNMS Isaac Sweers
#23 - Aikoku Maru
#24 - HMNZS Moa
#25u - HMIS Hindustan
#26u - HMIS Poona
#27 - USS Oakland
#28 - Kisaragi
#29 - HMS Hermes
#30 - USS Witchita
#31 - Mogami
#32 - HMCS Uganda
#33 - HNMS O-19
#34 - USS Yorktown
#35 - Nagato
#36 - Richelieu
#37 - USS Ashtabula
#38 - HMAS Stuart
#39 - Takasaki -> Zuiho
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I'll take your word for it about the Zuiho.  Personally, I thought it looked like the African Queen, on steroids.  I looked and looked for Humphrey Bogart, but didn't see him in the photo.  At least the African Queen sank something! [:'(]
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A good site for pics is...

HazeGray.Org

If you poke around, some of them are are of the the vessels, before they were converted (as Zuiho). Some during fitting out etc.

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ORIGINAL: 509th Bob

I'll take your word for it about the Zuiho.  Personally, I thought it looked like the African Queen, on steroids.  I looked and looked for Humphrey Bogart, but didn't see him in the photo.  At least the African Queen sank something! [:'(]
So did we ever figure out if that was an outhose or a lift? [;)]

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If you ever find a picture of the PGs, in paticular one of the more unusual ones, being constructed I would love to see it.
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