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Offline DVDA

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History Buffs: Question for you!
« on: June 18, 2009, 06:55:21 PM »
Ok we all know the

Pride of German Navy was the Bismarck
Pride of Japan's Navy was the Yamato
Pride of Bristish Navy was the HMS Hood

But what was the Pride of the U.S. Navy? (Battleship not Carriers)

My guesses would be the USS Arizona cause it was targetted by Japan or the USS Missouri because it was an Iowa-Class Battleship and those were the largest U.S. had
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Offline fudgums

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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2009, 07:06:39 PM »
Indianapolis or chicago
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2009, 07:10:28 PM »
well its hard to say about American battleships because like most of American military ships they were in classes like the Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2009, 07:14:56 PM »
Quote from: fudgums on June 18, 2009, 07:06:39 PM
Indianapolis or chicago

Apparently we're promoting cruisers to battlewagons  :rofl
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2009, 07:28:47 PM »
Quote from: Rino on June 18, 2009, 07:14:56 PM
Apparently we're promoting cruisers to battlewagons  :rofl

In that case I vote for the USS Johnston  :rofl but I guess technically HMS Hood was a Battlecruiser
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Offline Masherbrum

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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2009, 07:59:42 PM »
Easy.

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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2009, 08:01:46 PM »
The big E the enterprise
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2009, 08:04:23 PM »
Quote from: smokey23 on June 18, 2009, 08:01:46 PM
The big E the enterprise

He said NOT carriers.

USS Johnston for sure! What a brave crew.
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2009, 08:04:38 PM »
Thats a Carrier not a battleship  :confused:
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2009, 08:05:58 PM »
Consensus says any of the Iowa class such as the USS Iowa
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2009, 08:06:02 PM »
Quote from: B4Buster on June 18, 2009, 08:04:23 PM
He said NOT carriers.

USS Johnston for sure! What a brave crew.

For Sure, Johnston Crew and Captain were incredibly brave...pretty much went on a suicide run
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2009, 08:12:36 PM »
Quote from: DVDA on June 18, 2009, 08:04:38 PM
Thats a Carrier not a battleship  :confused:

Sorry, the Enterprise was the Pride of the Fleet, regardless of "your choice/exclusions".   
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2009, 08:13:35 PM »
Quote from: Masherbrum on June 18, 2009, 08:12:36 PM
Sorry, the Enterprise was the Pride of the Fleet, regardless of "your choice/exclusions".   

I agree with this completely.
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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2009, 08:14:10 PM »
Question No.2: Which A/C was the pride of the RAF in WW2, apart from the Spitfire. :devil


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Re: History Buffs: Question for you!
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2009, 08:35:11 PM »
Quote from: Kazaa on June 18, 2009, 08:14:10 PM
Question No.2: Which A/C was the pride of the RAF in WW2, apart from the Spitfire. :devil




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