Naval Questions part 42

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Collin

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Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

Questions

411 What is a "limey"?

412 "Not room to swing a cat": what sort of cat?

413 When was the "Rogue's March" played?

414 Whence is the word "cruiser" derived?

415 In what navy was the rank of Commodore first used?

416 What is "salt junk"?

417 What is the purpose of a "shakedown cruise"?

418 In what dockyard was HMS Duke of York built?

419 What was the original purpose of the porthole?

420 What is the Chaplain called on board a ship?

Answers next Sunday...ish

regards Collin:ernae:
 
411. An American name for a Brit., so called because of the use of lime juice in British ships to combat scurvy.

412. Cat-o-nine-tails.
 
414. Term came about in the 17th century. Cruiser's were "independent" ships smaller and faster than ships of the line assigned to the protection of merchant shipping or raiding.

419. To allow more cannons to be carried on ships
 
415. Royal Netherlands Navy

417. First to find any defects or problems with a ship second to familiarize the crew with the ship.
 
416: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Salt junk was a term used for partly dried pork, pickled in brine, but sometimes the same name also applied to either salt pork or salt beef. Hard tack accurately described the biscuits baked without salt and kiln-dried.:guinness:[/FONT]
 
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411 The American sailor's name for British bluejackets and merchant seamen. (From the lime-juice, formerly used in the RN as an anti-scorbutic.)

412 A cat o' nine tails.

413 When a bad character was drummed out of a ship.

414 From the Dutch Kruizen (to cross or sail in a criss-cross pattern to cover an area of sea).

415 The Dutch. (William III introduced it into the RN.)

416 Salted meat.

417 To test the machinery, adjust the instruments, and get the officers familiar with the ship.

418 John Brown's on the Clyde.

419 To allow the muzzle of a gun to project through the ship's side.

420 A sky pilot.

Well done all.

regards Collin:ernae:
 
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