The official AHF other eras quiz thread

[Polar bear]

hi,Aleks,

indeed!

over to you, again.

greetings, the pb

[AVV]

Thanks!
Let's stay with naval topic.
What event is shown in this picture?

Best regards, Aleks

[Polar bear]

hi, Aleks,

Russo-Turkish war 1877-78

Russian steam torpedo boats sink the Turkish steamer INTIBAKH off Batumi during the night of January 14, 1878

greetings, the pb

[AVV]

Quite right!
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... uselang=ru
Over to you once again!

Best regards, Aleks

[Polar bear]

hi,

what happened here, where and when ?

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[Polar bear]

hi,

hint #1 : it wasn't an act of war ...

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[Polar bear]

hi,

one week w/o response later, the traditional hint #2: it' a matter of flags ...

greetings, the pb

[Ruhrpottpreusse]

To view the flags, we should be able to zoom the picture... 16kb is too small..

[Polar bear]

hi,

only the ship in the centre matters .. and that flag is unique .. and the matter of the question

greetings, the pb

[Polar bear]

hi,

as there's apparently no interest in this question, the soution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Doria_(1775_brig)

Not so many US flag enthusiasts here ...

This quiz thread is open again for the next volunteer ..

greetings, the pb

[Graham Clayton]

What was the only Royal Navy ship to be launched with 4 masts?

[Ironmachine]

I don't know if she was the only one, but the ironclad Achilles was completed in 1864 with four masts (though one was removed the next year IIRC).

[Graham Clayton]

Ironmachine,

Correct - HMS Achilles, which was launched in 1863, and totally converted to a barque in 1877.

Your turn to ask a question.

[Ironmachine]

Thanks Graham.
New question: Identify this famous firearm.

weapon.jpg

[von thoma]

A LeMat revolver, used by confederated forces in 1865.