The official AHF Allied & Neutral Navies quiz thread

[Polar bear]

hi, Olivier,

quick and correct as ever !

(AFAIK, she ran aground first and was rammed immediately afterwards by the (also grounding) ASHANTI)

back to you,

greetings, the pb

[mescal]

Thank you pb,

another ship in a sorry state :

[varjag]

French cruiser COLBERT?, Varjag

[mescal]

Good country, wrong ship.

Sorry, varjag.

[mescal]

Time for a hint :

another picture, taken aboard the same ship a few months earlier :

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[AVV]

Hello!
Pluton minelaying cruiser after explosion at Casablanca on 18.09.1939?

Best regards, Aleks

[mescal]

Exactly !

it's up to you, Aleks !

[AVV]

Thanks!
Next ship is?

Best regards, Aleks

[Rob Stuart]

This is HMS Eskimo with her bows blown off by a torpedo, at Narvik in May 1940; she sailed for home in that state, made it, got a new bow and survived the war but was immediately scrapped along with the three other British survivors. (per http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread. ... lam-Halsey, post #12)

[AVV]

Quite right!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... ay1940.jpg
Over to you!

Best regards, Aleks

[Rob Stuart]

Thanks Aleks.

Okay, here is another bow-less vessel. What ship is it?

[AVV]

Hello!
Greek destroyer escort Adrias (ex-HMS Border)?

Best regards, Aleks

[Rob Stuart]

Bingo! http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205186876

Back to you, Aleks.

[AVV]

Thanks!
Next ship is...?

Best regards, Aleks

[Polar bear]

hi,

Peruvian cruiser ALMIRANTE GRAU

greetings, the pb