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Oh, go on then, Google it if you want!  Steve
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Oh, thank you, Steve! There's one one little snag. I don't wanna!  But since this is a community forum, I guess we could try and pull our resources. So I'll answer one part and the others can fill in the blanks. I am pretty sure that the name of the vessel is the Ark Royal, the original a ship commissioned by Sir Walter Raleigh, the other an Invincible class carrier. As for the original name of the first one, I have no clue. So others can take it from here (I hope)!!!! Adrie. 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
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hi I don't think she a name before ark royal but was renamed anne royal in 1608. benny.
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Correct so far Adrie, just the original name now  Steve
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If your right about it being Ark royal then the first Ark Royal was called 'Ark' or 'Ark Raleigh' certainly involved in the Spanish Armada and the Invincible class in the Iraq and As Steve has a certain carrier preparing to dock I am guessing this must be the answer? J “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Yep got it Jase "Ark Raleigh" was the original name, as Sir walter Raleigh was the owner of the ship and named it himself, Queen Elizabeth 1 bought the ship from him and renamed it the Ark Royal. Steve
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So, Jase or Adrie - over to you Steve
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Jase, will you do the honours? My questions are either too hard or too easy.  Adrie. 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
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Ok, HMS Warrior had many new features when she entered service such as breach loading guns. But what technology was HMS Warrior the very first warship to have that was essential on a coal fuelled ship? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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jase wrote:Ok,
HMS Warrior had many new features when she entered service such as breach loading guns. But what technology was HMS Warrior the very first warship to have that was essential on a coal fuelled ship?
Clue - its a domestic appliance these days “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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As I believe the stokers uniforms were white (?) could this technology possibly be a washing machine? Graham
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Glebecraft wrote:As I believe the stokers uniforms were white (?)
could this technology possibly be a washing machine?
Correct well done. HMS Warrior was the first warship to have washing machines. it took nearly a week to clean the deck after coaling.
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Thanks Jase,but I must admit to it being a guess  Graham
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Can you name the ship in the picture below? and what was it`s fate? good luck Glebecraft attached the following image(s): Graham
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A Quick clue to my picture question; this ships later namesake was deliberately sunk. Hope this helps Regards Graham
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Thanks for the last clue, Graham, it helped to narrow the choice down from two to two!  The ship is obviously a cruiser of some sort from around the 1900's. Combine that with four stacks and searching for German, French or British armoured and protected cruisers, I whittled down the list for classes that had 4 stacks. The British cruisers had a different set up for the masts and the French ships looked completely different so it must have been a German cruiser. Seeing that the main armament was in twin turrets it must have had at least 6 main guns which ruled out the Roons so it must have been one of the Scharnhorsts. Both were sunk at the battle of the Falkland Islands. But which one of the two? The later Scharnhorst was sunk during the battle of the North Cape, so that one was definitely deliberately sunk by the Royal Navy. The later Gneisenau was also deliberately sunk, only this time by her own crew to act as a blockship when the Russians approached Gotenhafen, where she lay, awaiting repairs. So it's either the Gneisenau, or it's the Scharnhorst. I'll say Gneisenau because she was definitely deliberately sunk by her own crew, and I imagine that the Brits wouldn't have minded if they could have captured her. Adrie. 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
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Well done Adrie, got it in one (or two  I used the word "deliberately" rather than "scuttled" as I thought it might make it too easy otherwise? Well done again,some good detective work there Over to you Regards Graham
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Many thanks, Graham. Ok, this one is linked with the forum again. When Horatio became the sister of Agamemnon, she was the last ..... what? Adrie. 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
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GluedFingers wrote:Many thanks, Graham. Ok, this one is linked with the forum again. When Horatio became the sister of Agamemnon, she was the last ..... what? Adrie. Pre Dreadnought warship? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Oooooh, close! But not there yet. The French produced pre-dreadnoughts until 1911! Try again! Adrie. 'Where to glue or where not to glue, that is the question'
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