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The Rio de Janerio was built by England for another country. However, on the outbreak of WWI, she was taken over by the Brits, and remaned HMS Agincourt. Agincourt is most famous for Participating in the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916), where observes thought she blew up when she fired all 7 12" gun turrets at once. IN 1919 she was converted to a depot ship, and scrapped after the Washington Treaty of 1922.

I'm one of the rare Bismarcks around here... [8D]

O.

Iowa, not bad considering that's where I was born

Another Iowa...cant have too many of a good thing[:D]

Iowa as well. Does the best battleship equate to the best personality?

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

The Rio de Janerio was built by England for another country. However, on the outbreak of WWI, she was taken over by the Brits, and remaned HMS Agincourt. Agincourt is most famous for Participating in the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916), where observes thought she blew up when she fired all 7 12" gun turrets at once. IN 1919 she was converted to a depot ship, and scrapped after the Washington Treaty of 1922.

Firing all her guns at once, sounds like a bombardment TF to me. I'm sure she was trying to soften up main land Europe for one of Sir Winstons "diversions". The whole battle of Jutland was just a cover for a well planned invasion. The German High Seas Fleet just got in the way.

Iowa [:D] i was born in Illinois, that's between Iowa and Wisconsin

Hey remember, the Illinois was an Iowa class. However she and Kentucky were cacelled in 1945.

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

Well Fallschirmjager, I would advise you not to eat any Swordfish, they might jam your steering gear! [:D]

Never bend over when there's a Swordfish about your steering gear...

ORIGINAL: Synjin

First one to get the Texas [;)]

You are the USS Texas. You are the flagship for today's Third Texas Navy and a museum piece linked with the pride of Texas. Built by the US navy with ten 14 inch guns, you're a symbol of Texan pride with a proud history in combat. World War I was really more your speed, though. As far as warships go, though, you don't measure up very well to the more modern battleships, lacking sorely in armor and speed. Nevertheless, a proud history lies behind you.

Nope, sorry, that would be me who was first. [:D]

(Although why I'm taking pride in that I have no idea.)

and just to make that clear, I am french canadian

Iowa Class

gangut[8D]

Does size really matter? No! So guess,I am the


Yamato [:D]

"The Gangut class was the largest native class of battleship actually used by the USSR in WWII."
It's easy to be the largest, when you're the only.

"although a heavier battleship class, the Sovietski Soyuz, was under construction as WWII opened up, it was never brought into action, leaving the Gangut the largest Soviet battleship on record. "
Actually, Arkhangelsk would be the largest Soviet battleship on record. ParKom (ex-Sevastopol) was a close second, but she at least was Gangut's sister. Novorossiysk was also larger than Gangut.

Another Richelieu here. Interesting quiz, interesting results.


"Elegant, distinctive, innovative, and excellent." Yep, that's me!

Another Iowa class here. I'm kinda happy about that.

for all you Iowa fans...

I got to see the Iowa pass under the Golden Gate Bridge on her way to the bone yard up in Suisun Bay. It was a totally awesome and inspiring sight.

She passed under the bridge at about 2359 with all kinds of search lights playing on her from her tugs, escort boats, and the shore.

Me too. Not exactly sure how it figured that out, my answers seemed pretty unlikely to end up with the biggest bb of all . . .

ORIGINAL: Luskan

Me too. Not exactly sure how it figured that out, my answers seemed pretty unlikely to end up with the biggest bb of all . . .

Not sure how my answers got me the Agincourt. Perhaps seven turrets and seven distinct personalities which emerge during a night of irresponsible drinking. [:D] On a Halloween night party at my bar in Ottawa about six years ago, we had The Swinging Neckbreakers playing, some of my staff and friends all came as dressed as me. They wore unbuttoned checkered shirts, blue jeans, baseball caps, a pillow! under a T-shirt which they made with "The seven faces of Ron" printed on it. If I remember correctly, the "faces" were Chicken eating Ron, self depracating Ron, Al (my cocaine addicted ass of a business partner) hating Ron, angry Ron...can't remember the other three but were funny as hell.