Who / What / Where Game Part 2 - Page 387

mapuc · 10-24-23, 01:29 PM

Brazil ?

Markus

Jimbuna · 10-24-23, 01:30 PM

New Zealand?

Ostfriese · 10-24-23, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Brazil ?

Markus

Yep, Markus is on the right track.

Jimbuna · 10-24-23, 01:35 PM

So, South American?

Ostfriese · 10-24-23, 01:50 PM

No, Marcus was already right with "Brazil" - it's Brazilian

mapuc · 10-24-23, 02:10 PM

Battleship ?

Markus

Aktungbby · 10-24-23, 02:12 PM

Minas Gerais or Sao Paulo?

Ostfriese · 10-24-23, 02:20 PM

It is indeed the Minas Gerais. Built in the UK in 1910, it had the heaviest broadside of any ship in the world when commissioned. She was offered to support the British fleet once Brazil joined WWI, but was in poor condition by then. Despite being modernized between the wars, she was obsolete and considered too old to be of use once Brazil joined the Allies in WWII. She was scrapped in the early 1950s.

So Aktung, now it's really your turn

Aktungbby · 10-24-23, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

British?

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Originally Posted by Ostfriese

It's not British, either, although British influence on the design is not only visible, but undeniable.

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Originally Posted by Ostfriese

It is indeed the Minas Gerais. Built in the UK in 1910, it had the heaviest broadside of any ship in the world when commissioned. She was offered to support the British fleet once Brazil joined WWI, but was in poor condition by then. Despite being modernized between the wars, she was obsolete and considered too old to be of use once Brazil joined the Allies in WWII. She was scrapped in the early 1950s.

So Aktung, now it's really your turn

Thanks but It belongs to Jimbuna. While Mapuc certainly led me to the 'promised land' your response to Jimbuna' question was grossly inaccurate; both ships were ordered from britain! and are therefore of british construction (not just influence??!)as your answer should've reflected.https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/brazilian-navy.php

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Certainly, the most famous Brazilian ships were the two battleships Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo. They had a long career (1910-1953) and are seen remembered with nostalgy today. They were ordered in Great Britain, like Chile a little later for its two “Almirante”. Brazil was the first of three major South American naval powers to purchasing of this new type of battleship, imposing a new standard, but also taking a huge strain in terms of budget.
They were the heart of the ambitious new program of 1904, and were to be followed by two other units for 1914: The Rio de Janeiro (requisitioned, completed as HMS Agincourt) and the Riachuelo, never built.

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Originally Posted by WIKI

Two of these ships were laid down by Armstrong at Elswick in Newcastle upon Tyne (Minas Geraes and Rio de Janeiro), while the other was subcontracted out to Vickers in Barrow (São Paulo). However, the new dreadnought concept, which was showcased upon the completion of the namesake ship in December 1906, rendered the Brazilian ships obsolete.

...on the other hand, homeboy Jimbo

should've been up on all Newcastle commissioned warships...

I'll await his final decision.

Jimbuna · 10-25-23, 05:36 AM

I'm stuck indoors all day and the TOON don't kick off in the Champions League till 8pm this evening so I'll take it, cheers Vinnie.

An easy one....what is this?

Ostfriese · 10-25-23, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Thanks but It belongs to Jimbuna. While Mapuc certainly led me to the 'promised land' your response to Jimbuna' question was grossly inaccurate; both ships were ordered from britain! and are therefore of british construction (not just influence??!)as your answer should've reflected. ...on the other hand, homeboy Jimbo

should've been up on all Newcastle commissioned warships...

I'll await his final decision.

I understood the question as "was it a ship of the Royal Navy?", which it wasn't, so my answer was by no means inaccurate.

Aktungbby · 10-25-23, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ostfriese

I understood the question as "was it a ship of the Royal Navy?", which it wasn't, so my answer was by no means inaccurate.

'understanding' is oft a fleeting enigma within a cunundrum

Aktungbby · 10-27-23, 09:32 AM

part of a building?

Jimbuna · 10-27-23, 11:40 AM

Not a building.

Aktungbby · 10-27-23, 03:35 PM

Sculpture?

10-24-23, 01:29 PM	#5791
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10-24-23, 01:35 PM	#5794
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10-24-23, 02:20 PM	#5798
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,175 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It is indeed the Minas Gerais. Built in the UK in 1910, it had the heaviest broadside of any ship in the world when commissioned. She was offered to support the British fleet once Brazil joined WWI, but was in poor condition by then. Despite being modernized between the wars, she was obsolete and considered too old to be of use once Brazil joined the Allies in WWII. She was scrapped in the early 1950s. So Aktung, now it's really your turn

10-25-23, 05:36 AM	#5800
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm stuck indoors all day and the TOON don't kick off in the Champions League till 8pm this evening so I'll take it, cheers Vinnie. An easy one....what is this? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-27-23, 09:32 AM	#5803
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,909 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	part of a building? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-27-23, 11:40 AM	#5804
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not a building. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-27-23, 03:35 PM	#5805
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,909 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Sculpture? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"