Recently, I stumbled across a bit of odd trivia from World War II. I discovered that four ships, from three different navies, all had a very, very odd distinction in common.
The four vessels:
The aircraft carrier USS Robin (United States Navy)
The battleship Arkhangelsk (Soviet Navy)
The light cruiser Murmansk (Soviet Navy)
Patrol Boat No. 102 (Imperial Japanese Navy)
It's been a while since I've done a trivia question, as they normally last 45 minutes or so, but I'm going to toss this one out. And no fair Googling...
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Well, the USS Robin was the... (Below threshold)1. Posted by JimK | April 30, 2007 5:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, the USS Robin was the HMS Victorious. I think the same holds true for the Arkhangelsk, it was a British ship so my guess is all four were originally someone else's?
1. Posted by JimK | April 30, 2007 5:19 AM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 05:19
2. Posted by Kin | April 30, 2007 7:12 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yup, JimK got it.
The Arkhangelsk was HMS Royal Sovereign and was lent to the Russians in 1944.
Patrol Boat No. 102 was the USS Stewart, sunk 2 March 1942 and raised by the Japanese and recommisioned in 1943.
As mentioned, the USS Robin was HMS Victorious for a short while in 1943.
The Murmansk was the USS Milwaukee and given to the Russians as part of Lend-Lease.
:)
2. Posted by Kin | April 30, 2007 7:12 AM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 07:12
3. Posted by wolfwalker | April 30, 2007 1:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
the USS Robin was HMS Victorious for a short while in 1943.
Other way round: HMS Victorious was briefly renamed the Robin while serving with the US Pacific Fleet. No US Navy ship would have ever had that name -- it goes against all the rules the USN used for naming ships.
3. Posted by wolfwalker | April 30, 2007 1:10 PM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 13:10
4. Posted by James | April 30, 2007 1:52 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Patrol Boat 102 was originally USS Stewart, DD-224. It was captured by the Japanese while drydocked in Java. When they needed the dock, they refoated the Stewart and eventually rearmed her and put her back in service. She susrvivard the war and was repatriated under the designation RAMP (Recovered Allied Military Personnel)-224. The name had been reused on a DE in 1943. She was sunk as a target in 1946
4. Posted by James | April 30, 2007 1:52 PM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 13:52
5. Posted by James | April 30, 2007 1:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Muumansk was USS Milwaukee, an Omaha class light Cruiser. Turned over under Lend-Lease to the USSR, and returned in 1946
5. Posted by James | April 30, 2007 1:55 PM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 13:55
6. Posted by James | April 30, 2007 2:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I should have read the comments before replying. Sorry about the duplicate info
6. Posted by James | April 30, 2007 2:08 PM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 14:08
7. Posted by Poole | April 30, 2007 5:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The DE USS Stewart is now located at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas.
7. Posted by Poole | April 30, 2007 5:32 PM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 17:32
8. Posted by William Hamblen | April 30, 2007 8:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The real USS Robin (ATO140, ex-AT140, ex-AM3) was a WWI "Bird" class minesweeper converted to an ocean going tug for WWII. She was sold in 1948. HMS Victorious always was HMS Victorious and always was a British ship. The "Robin" moniker was a briefly used code name.
8. Posted by William Hamblen | April 30, 2007 8:49 PM |
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Posted on April 30, 2007 20:49