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Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:27 pm
by Feinder
This should be amusing...
The story that is the pic, is your hint.
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Previous Correct Answers...
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 H.NL.M.S. Abraham Crijnssen
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:36 pm
by Tankerace
Reminds me of a photo I once saw... I'm gonna guess Admiral Scheer Camoflauged off Norway?
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:53 pm
by fokkov
maybe dutch msw Crijnssen during her escape from Java march 42.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:55 pm
by niceguy2005
ORIGINAL: fokkov
maybe dutch msw Crijnssen during her escape from Java march 42.
Hard to get any perspective, but it looks about the size of an msw, maybe a DD. My guess would be a PG from the PI.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:59 pm
by fokkov
The commander of "Crijnssen"used extensive natural camouflage and stayed as close to shore as
possible , only moving at night and managed to escape to aus.
2 other msw who left same day without this prep where sunk by jap planes next day.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:22 pm
by Monter_Trismegistos
Maybe one of Tassafaronga cruisers at Tulagi?
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:38 pm
by Bill Durrant
African Queen[:D]
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:10 pm
by Andy Mac
Blucher destroyed by Roger Moore and Lee Marvin cant remember the film name though !!!!!
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:13 pm
by RevRick
ORIGINAL: Monter_Trismegistos
Maybe one of Tassafaronga cruisers at Tulagi?
Think you're right. USS Minneapolis, IIRC, was not as heavily damaged as N'Awlins, but enough so they had to camoflague here until she could sail home.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:22 pm
by Bradley7735
It does look like USS New Orleans. I think the bow is blown off in this pic.
I was going to say that the superstructure was too low to be the N.O. But, it's hard to tell with it being camoflaged. I'm starting to see some masts and stuff.
My guess is USS New Orleans.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:22 pm
by Ron Saueracker
ORIGINAL: fokkov
maybe dutch msw Crijnssen during her escape from Java march 42.
I think this is correct. We have seen this before I think.[;)]
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:15 am
by Knavey
Think its an IJN CVL or CVE hiding from hungry US dive bombers.
I have run across the picture and name recently, but too busy to find it. Will leave it for someone else.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:47 am
by tsimmonds
Entish gunboat Brummahoernanournarum.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:12 am
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker
ORIGINAL: fokkov
maybe dutch msw Crijnssen during her escape from Java march 42.
I think this is correct. We have seen this before I think.[;)]
The only one i can remember like this was that Finnish pre-dreadnought that was camouflaged with many, many trees...
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:26 am
by m10bob
Gilligan's Island
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:36 am
by rtrapasso
'Tis the Dutch Minesweeper Abraham Crijnssen.
Here she is without all the stuff on her...
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:41 am
by rtrapasso
And with all the stuff (Unless the photo caption is falacious...)
BTW, the caption reads something like "Minesweeper Abraham Crijnssen escaped from the Indian archipelago to Australia disguised as an island". I am not sure what the Dutch call the Indian archipelago, but i am guessing it is the DEI.
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:58 am
by tsimmonds
I have a great fondness for the Dutch language. I had the good fortune to spend a considerable time working in Antwerpen (now my favorite city), where Flemish (a dialect of Dutch) is spoken. I was working on a project with colleagues from Belgium and Germany. One day we were analyzing the income statement of the Belgian company, and one of the largest items of expense was for "Huren", which is Flemish for "Rent". The German guys were very interested in this item, and wanted to know more about it.
"What did you pay so much money for?" the Germans wondered, snickering.
"It was for rent."
"And tell us, what were you renting?"
"We were renting space," the Belgian guys explained.
The German guys snickered some more. "And could you describe for us precisely where this space was located?"
"Huren" is German for "Prostitutes".
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:10 am
by waynec
Blucher destroyed by Roger Moore and Lee Marvin cant remember the film name though !!!!!
shout at the devil
RE: Mystery Ship #11
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:58 am
by fokkov
The funny thing is that german/dutch/flamish are mutch alike.
only writing/pronounceation and or meaning of letters and words differs.
The main part has a commen origin.
I can give some more examples of words that are commen in one country but
have a sexual meaning in the other but i think this thread will be taken offline then.