History Buffs: Question for you!

[PFactorDave]

F4U Corsair?

The British did have those you know...

[DVDA]

I know they had F4Us thats why i guessed it lol...I was trying to think of a good plane that the British used.

[Belial]

I play battleshits everyday.

[lyric1]

But what was the Pride of the U.S. Navy?

?

[PFactorDave]

?

A three hour tour...  Three hour tour...

[Guppy35]

USS Houston was FDR's "Favorite"

Great book on it and the loss early in the war called "Ship of Ghosts" by James Hornfischer

[DVDA]

Look at that hole...Bill Paxton would have put a pipe patch over it and it would have been fine.



Lets see who the first person is that gets the referrence

[Banshee7]

Sorry, the Enterprise was the Pride of the Fleet, regardless of "your choice/exclusions".   

But his question asked Pride of the Fleet out of the battleships, as the rest of the ships in the list WERE battleships.  Correct?

[Rino]

Question No.2: Which A/C was the pride of the RAF in WW2, apart from the Spitfire.

i'll go with the DH 98 Mosquito 

[flatiron1]

Lets hear for the

USS North Carolina
BB55
"The Showboat"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sauRhkTIWP4


visit "The Showboat" in Wilmington, NC

[DVDA]

But his question asked Pride of the Fleet out of the battleships, as the rest of the ships in the list WERE battleships.  Correct?

Yes I was asking about Battleships not Carriers, and all the ships listed (Yamato, Hood, Bismarck) were Battleships although the Hood was technically a Cruiser

[Cajunn]

Easy.

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He's right the big E would be my choice out of all the WW2 military ships for the U.S. I don't think that one Battleship stood out and my second choice would be the USS Indianapolis and it was a cruiser.

[Oleg]

although the Hood was technically a Cruiser

Battlecruiser

[Baumer]

I think it worth a little more info to explain why each was the "Pride of the Fleet".

The HMS Hood was to be 1 of 4, Admiral Class Battlecruisers that were planned during WWI. As WWI drew to a close it was decided to cancel the other 3 ships but the Hood was far enough along that it was decided to complete her. So the HMS Hood was very unique to the British Fleet.

Similarly for the Germans, the Bismark was the first of only 2 in her class, and she was the only one to see any "real" combat. The Tirpitz spent most of the war being hidden in various Norwegian fjords.

And the same goes for the Yamato, 1 of only 2 ships in her class and she saw significant action as the largest Battleship ever built.


So with that background, it's hard for me to think of a single American battleship / heavy cruiser that was so unique (being 1 of a small class of ship) and seeing significant action. The USS Enterprise is the closest thing I can think of that fits the bill, but aircraft carrier's were not the pride of the fleet back then.

However, all sailors are proud of their ships no matter what they are!   

[uptown]

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