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Ship Trivia
Posted by Raven on August 10th, 2006
Some great ship trivia.
1. Q: What was the only liner to sail with one, two and three funnels?
A: QUEEN OF BERMUDA
2. Q: What was the last four-funnel liner ever built?
A: WINDSOR CASTLE (1922)
3. Q: How many of Titanics funnels were functional?
A: THREE. The fourth, nearest the stern was for looks only.
4. Q: What was the last liner built for North Atlantic service to Canada?
A: EMPRESS OF CANADA (1961)
5. Q: What liners held the title of “largest liner ever built” even after they were gone?
A: GREAT EASTERN and QUEEN ELIZABETH
6. Q: What is currently the fastest ocean-going passenger liner in existence?
A: SS UNITED STATES
7. Q: What was the only five-funneled liner ever built?
A: GREAT EASTERN
8. Q: What was the last liner to maintain a regular trans-Atlantic steam passenger service?
A: STEFAN BATORY
9. Q: In the series “Love Boat”, what two vessels were primarily used in the filming?
A: PACIFIC PRINCESS and ISLAND PRINCESS
10. Q: What was the intended name of Hapag’s KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA?
A: EUROPA
11. Q: What liner had the first on-board cinema?
A: NORMANDIE
12. Q: What is nautical nickname given to the galley smokestack?
A: CHARLIE NOBLE. The term originated around the 1850’s after a British merchant service Captain Charlie Noble, after discovering that the galley smokestack was made of copper, ordered that it be kept bright. The crew then began referring to it as the Charlie Noble & now the term usually shows up in final exams for many nautical academies.
13. Q: What was the first liner to be fitted with Marconi Wireless equipment?
A: CAMPANIA
14. Q: How many ice warnings did the Titanic receive on the day of her sinking?
A: SIX
15. Q: What was the only three-funneled liner ever to enter service for the Holland America Line?
A: STATENDAM (1929)
16. Q: What was the name of White Star Line’s aborted 1930s superliner project?
A: OCEANIC
17. Q: What was the original name of the ship that is currently the world’s oldest operating oceangoing passenger ship?
A: MEDINA
18. Q: What does the term RADAR stand for?
A: Radio Detection and Ranging.
19. Q: What ships were nicknamed the “Economy Twins”?
A: RYNDAM (1951) and MAASDAM (1952)
20. Q: What two identically-named ships, built at the same yard, never entered service for their intended owner?
A: STOCKHOLM (1938) and STOCKHOLM (1940)
Bonus Question (two points):
Q: How long is the Queen Mary 2, and how much longer is she than the original Queen Mary?
A: QM2: 1132 feet(345m) QM: 1019 feet(311m) 113 feet longer(34m) [ship length-within 50', difference within 10']
