RE: Next quiz
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:15 am
Which ship did its crew nickname HMS Anonymous, where and when?
Warspite1ORIGINAL: paulderynck
Name the Destroyer that was Stuka'd out from underneath Mountbatten in the Med. Hint: could also have been named after an Irishman.
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Warspite1ORIGINAL: paulderynck
Name the Destroyer that was Stuka'd out from underneath Mountbatten in the Med. Hint: could also have been named after an Irishman.
HMS Kelly
ORIGINAL: warspite1
P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?
Warspite1ORIGINAL: paulderynck
ORIGINAL: warspite1
P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?
It was a CA or larger.
Absolutley bang-on with the second possibility. Singapore, early December 1941. The press was prodded to make glorified references to the Prince in order to imtimidate the Japanese, but referred to the Repulse as something like "other capital assets". She was even berthed separately and further away from prying eyes.ORIGINAL: warspite1
Warspite1ORIGINAL: paulderynck
ORIGINAL: warspite1
P.S Can we have a clue on HMS Anonymous Paulderynck?
It was a CA or larger.
Two possibles spring to mind:
It might be HMS Centurion, the old de-militarized battleship that was used to try and fool the Italians that the Mediterranean Fleet still had an operational battleship for use with the ill-fated "Vigorous" convoy.
It might be HMS Repulse. I seem to recall that the British tried to keep the identity of Force Z secret (presumably so Japan did not know how hopelessly inadequate it was [:(]). They would have been only to pleased to announce the modern and battle hardened battleship (Prince Of Wales) was heading to Singapore, but the un-modernised battlecruiser Repulse may have had a less than worrying effect on the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Warspite1ORIGINAL: paulderynck
Absolutley bang-on with the second possibility. Singapore, early December 1941. The press was prodded to make glorified references to the Prince in order to imtimidate the Japanese, but referred to the Repulse as something like "other capital assets". She was even berthed separately and further away from prying eyes.ORIGINAL: warspite1
Warspite1ORIGINAL: paulderynck
It was a CA or larger.
Two possibles spring to mind:
It might be HMS Centurion, the old de-militarized battleship that was used to try and fool the Italians that the Mediterranean Fleet still had an operational battleship for use with the ill-fated "Vigorous" convoy.
It might be HMS Repulse. I seem to recall that the British tried to keep the identity of Force Z secret (presumably so Japan did not know how hopelessly inadequate it was [:(]). They would have been only to pleased to announce the modern and battle hardened battleship (Prince Of Wales) was heading to Singapore, but the un-modernised battlecruiser Repulse may have had a less than worrying effect on the Imperial Japanese Navy.
I have the feeling the Repulse might be the answer to one of your three questions. Also the Renown. I considered the Resolution but soft 'e' pronunciation doesn't work. So based on your wording above I'm going with:
HMS Repair = Repulse
HMS Refit = Renown
Hints on Pepperpot?
Warspite1ORIGINAL: ezz
HMS Penelope.
From your clue.
Warspite1ORIGINAL: ezz
HMS Penelope.
From your clue.
ORIGINAL: ezz
Oh.. Didn't realise that's how it works..
Erm .. What, of note, happened in the senior ranks of Nazi Germany on 8 April 1940, the day before the invasion of Denmark and Norway.
Personal oath of allegiance to the Fuhrer?ORIGINAL: ezz
Oh.. Didn't realise that's how it works..
Erm .. What, of note, happened in the senior ranks of Nazi Germany on 8 April 1940, the day before the invasion of Denmark and Norway.
Warspite1ORIGINAL: ezz
It concerns a general. Same name as a famous German tennis player.