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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 4:17:37 PM   
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Western Approaches Command, Greenock, Scotland January 1, 1942

Multiple guess question match the Escort Group to the ships from their respective navies:

Example: Escort Group 9 with (A) British and Canadian


(A) British and Canadian
(B) British and Free French
(C) Polish

Escort Group 4
Destroyer HMS Boadicea (H 65) 10/29/41 at Liverpool, England
Destroyer (ex USS Foote (DD 169)) 12/30/41 arrives St John’s 01/12/41 due Charleston (refit and repairs),
Destroyer HMS Beagle (H 30) at Tyne, England repairing
Corvette HMS Heather (K 69) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette HMS Narcissus (K 74) 12/29/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette HMS Snowdrop (K 67) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette (ex HMS Coriander) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette (ex HMS Lobelia) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland

Escort Group 25
Destroyer Lightning 01/04/42 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Destroyer Storm (H 73) 12/30/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Destroyer Garland (H 37) (ex HMS Garland) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland (refit and repairs)
Destroyer Thunderbolt (ex HMS Nerissa) 01/09/42 at the Clyde, Scotland refitting to comp

Escort Group 26
Destroyer (ex USS Satterlee (DD-190)) 01/01/42 departs the Clyde, Scotland (refit and repairs),
Destroyer (ex USS Edwards (DD-265)) until the end of Feb in care and maintenance repairing to completion at Chatham, England
Destroyer (ex USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)) 01/12/42 refitting to completion at Portsmouth, England
Destroyer (ex USS Herndon (DD-198)) 01/31/42 repairing to completion at Dundee, Scotland


Extra point question: What navy did this Destroyer belong to?
Destroyer TCG Sultanhisar 10/28/41 departs Ponta Delgada, the Azores (refit and repairs)



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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 7:39:07 PM   
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This should be very easy for everyone.

Western Approaches Command, Greenock, Scotland January 1, 1942

Multiple guess question match the Escort Group to the ships from their respective navies:

Example: Escort Group 9 with (A) British and Canadian


(A) British and Canadian
(B) British and Free French
(C) Polish

Escort Group 4
Destroyer HMS Boadicea (H 65) 10/29/41 at Liverpool, England
Destroyer (ex USS Foote (DD 169)) 12/30/41 arrives St John’s 01/12/41 due Charleston (refit and repairs),
Destroyer HMS Beagle (H 30) at Tyne, England repairing
Corvette HMS Heather (K 69) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette HMS Narcissus (K 74) 12/29/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette HMS Snowdrop (K 67) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette (ex HMS Coriander) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette (ex HMS Lobelia) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland

Escort Group 25
Destroyer Lightning 01/04/42 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Destroyer Storm (H 73) 12/30/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Destroyer Garland (H 37) (ex HMS Garland) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland (refit and repairs)
Destroyer Thunderbolt (ex HMS Nerissa) 01/09/42 at the Clyde, Scotland refitting to comp

Escort Group 26
Destroyer (ex USS Satterlee (DD-190)) 01/01/42 departs the Clyde, Scotland (refit and repairs),
Destroyer (ex USS Edwards (DD-265)) until the end of Feb in care and maintenance repairing to completion at Chatham, England
Destroyer (ex USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)) 01/12/42 refitting to completion at Portsmouth, England
Destroyer (ex USS Herndon (DD-198)) 01/31/42 repairing to completion at Dundee, Scotland


Extra point question: What navy did this Destroyer belong to?
Destroyer TCG Sultanhisar 10/28/41 departs Ponta Delgada, the Azores (refit and repairs)


Warspite1

EG4 - British and Free French
EG25 - Poland
EG26 - Briitsh and Canadian

Turkey


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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 8:40:28 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Extra point question: What navy did this Destroyer belong to?
Destroyer TCG Sultanhisar 10/28/41 departs Ponta Delgada, the Azores (refit and repairs)



Portugal?


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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:16:08 PM   
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< Message edited by warspite1 -- 1/17/2012 9:17:18 PM >

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:17:06 PM   
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quiz 1.

1. I was sunk by my own crew  


2. I was bottomed in a port

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:17:34 PM   
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quiz 2.

1. I was sunk by my own crew


2. I was bottomed at sea

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:24:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


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quiz 1.

1. I was sunk by my own crew  


2. I was bottomed in a port

Graf Spee.

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:25:48 PM   
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quiz 2.

1. I was sunk by my own crew


2. I was bottomed at sea

Bismarck. (But I suspect many would disagree with this one)

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:36:45 PM   
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quiz 1.

1. I was sunk by my own crew  




2. I was bottomed in a port
Warspite1


Nevada?

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:40:05 PM   
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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

quiz 2.

1. I was sunk by my own crew



2. I was bottomed at sea

Bismarck. (But I suspect many would disagree with this one)

Warspite1

Correct Orm - many would - she was sunk by the RN

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 9:41:41 PM   
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quiz 2.

1. I was sunk by my own crew


2. I was bottomed at sea
Warspite1

Graf Spee

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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 10:11:50 PM   
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Escort Group 4
Destroyer HMS Boadicea (H 65) 10/29/41 at Liverpool, England
Destroyer HMS Roxborough (I 07) (ex USS Foote (DD 169)) 12/30/41 arrives St John’s 01/12/41 due Charleston (refit and repairs),
Destroyer HMS Beagle (H 30) at Tyne, England repairing
Corvette HMS Heather (K 69) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette HMS Narcissus (K 74) 12/29/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette HMS Snowdrop (K 67) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette FFN Commandant Detroyat (K 183) (ex HMS Coriander) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Corvette FFN Lobelia (K 05) (ex HMS Lobelia) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland

Escort Group 25
Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (Blyskavica) (Lightning) (WZ.44) 01/04/42 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Destroyer ORP Burza (Storm) (H 73) 12/30/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland
Destroyer ORP Garland (H 37) (ex HMS Garland) 12/28/41 arrives at the Clyde, Scotland (refit and repairs)
Destroyer ORP Piorun (Thunderbolt) (G 65) (ex HMS Nerissa) 01/09/42 at the Clyde, Scotland refitting to comp

Escort Group 26
Destroyer HMS Belmont (H 46) (ex USS Satterlee (DD-190)) 01/01/42 departs the Clyde, Scotland (refit and repairs),
Destroyer HMCS Buxton (H 96) (ex USS Edwards (DD-265)) until the end of Feb in care and maintenance repairing to completion at Chatham, England
Destroyer HMS Chesterfield (I 28) (USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)) 01/12/42 refitting to completion at Portsmouth, England
Destroyer HMS Churchill (I 45) (ex USS Herndon (DD-198)) 01/31/42 repairing to completion at Dundee, Scotland


Destroyer TCG Sultanhisar 10/28/41 departs Ponta Delgada, the Azores (refit and repairs)

TCG = Türkiye Cunhuriyeti Gemisi (Turkish Republic Ship)


This is not a Quiz question.

If MWiF uses Olympic country codes.

What country codes are used to differentiate between “France”, “Free France”, and “Vichy France”?



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RE: Next quiz - 1/17/2012 10:24:11 PM   
ezzler

 

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RE: Next quiz - 1/18/2012 12:24:56 AM   
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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


quote:

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

quiz 1.

1. I was sunk by my own crew  


2. I was bottomed in a port


3. I was raised, renamed and put back into service

4. later I was sunk again by my own crew.

5. after the war my turret was used in a nuclear reactor

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RE: Next quiz - 1/18/2012 12:26:23 AM   
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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

quiz 2.

1. I was sunk by my own crew


2. I was bottomed at sea


3. I was raised, renamed and put back into service

4. later I was sunk again by my own crew.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 1/18/2012 12:56:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just reading through the thread and notice someone said a gurhka was the only soldier to win 2 VC's now if that is just WW2 fair enough but a young man from liverpool Noel Chavasse one two during WW1. One of them on the Somme.

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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 1/18/2012 6:06:44 AM   
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Just reading through the thread and notice someone said a gurhka was the only soldier to win 2 VC's now if that is just WW2 fair enough but a young man from liverpool Noel Chavasse one two during WW1. One of them on the Somme.
Warspite1

There were two double winners from WWI - both members of the RAMC. In addition to
Noel Chavase, there was also Lt-Col Arthur Martin-Leake.

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RE: Next quiz - 1/18/2012 6:45:46 AM   
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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


quote:

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

quiz 1.

1. I was sunk by my own crew  


2. I was bottomed in a port


3. I was raised, renamed and put back into service

4. later I was sunk again by my own crew.

5. after the war my turret was used in a nuclear reactor


6. the last time I was sunk. I was in the Kiel fjord and my name was Adler

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RE: Next quiz - 1/18/2012 6:47:06 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


quote:

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

quiz 2.

1. I was sunk by my own crew


2. I was bottomed at sea


3. I was raised, renamed and put back into service

4. later I was sunk again by my own crew.


5. the last time I was sunk. I was in the eckernforde fjord and my name was Nordland

< Message edited by michaelbaldur -- 1/18/2012 6:48:18 AM >

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RE: Next quiz - 1/18/2012 7:02:19 AM   
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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 3:27:45 PM   
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1. I was sunk while at anchor.

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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 4:37:55 PM   
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Ok here's an easy one just to stimulate more questions:

1. I was sunk while at anchor.

Towards the end of the war, that includes a lot of the Japanese ships. Some of them were sunk twice while at anchor if I recall correctly.

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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 6:19:05 PM   
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Ok here's an easy one just to stimulate more questions:

1. I was sunk while at anchor.

Since this is supposed to be an easy question I go with HMS Royal Oak.

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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 6:21:55 PM   
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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 6:24:43 PM   
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Niels Juel and Peder Skram
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??

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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 6:43:18 PM   
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1. I was sunk while at anchor.

2. No enemy was involved in my sinking

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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 7:25:07 PM   
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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Niels Juel and Peder Skram
Warspite1

??


sorry ...yes correct

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RE: Next quiz - 1/20/2012 10:46:04 PM   
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so far the answers are wrong.

1. I was sunk while at anchor.

2. No enemy was involved in my sinking
Warspite1

Mutsu?

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RE: Next quiz - 1/21/2012 1:52:17 AM   
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RE: Next quiz - 1/21/2012 2:43:05 AM   
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so far the answers are wrong.

1. I was sunk while at anchor.

2. No enemy was involved in my sinking
Warspite1

Mutsu?


Bingo!!

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