Naval Questions part 32

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Collin

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Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

Questions

311 What is the record days run made by a steamship?

312 What is the nickname of the Navigating Lieutenant in a naval ship?

313 What is the Baltic Exchange?

314 Where is the Headquarters of marine insurance?

315 What is Lloyds list?

316 Which British Admiral defeated the French Fleet at the Battle of the Saints?

317 Why was the battle so called?

318 What is the difference between a liner and a tramp.

319 What is a cargo liner?

320 What is the difference between a shipper and a ship-owner?

Answers next Sunday.

regards Collin:ernae:
 
317. Is named after islands, the Saintes, off which it was fought in the West Indies
 
314. London town

318. Liner = Scheduled Route
Tramp = Go anywhere @ anytime
with or for Cargo.

319. Cargo Liner = Carries both Passengers and Cargo on a scheduled Route.

320. Shipper = One how ships cargo.
Ship-owner = One how owns or holds title to the ship.

Skipsan :kilroy:
 
311. What is the record days run made by a steamship = The record for the fastest day's run was made by the Mauretania, of the Cunard Line, in January 1911-676 knots, or 27.04 knots per hour. All see the web page: http://www.gjenvick.com/FAQs/HowFastCouldASteamshipCrossTheOcean.html

313. The Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts.

Skipsan :kilroy:
 
Hi Skipsan,

concerning the question 311...

The site you have posted only goes as far as the start of WW1, you might wanna rethink the answer.:icon_lol:

regards Collin:ernae:
 
#315 a newspaper covering maritime industry covering all sectors of the shipping world.
#312 Navigating Lieutenant "the Master"
 
OK Collin, I'll go with this pre/post: Queen Mary August, 1938 = 31.69 kts & USS United States July, 6 1952 = 36.4 kts

"The Queen Mary covered 2,938 nautical miles when she made her record crossing in August, 1938, at an average speed of 31.69 knots. The British liner's best day's run was 738 miles at 32.08 knots and the sensational new American flagship clocked off her full day from noon yesterday to noon today at 36.21 knots for a total of 833 miles."

"The figure on the total run to Le Havre from the United States was 3,191 miles in 3 days 17 hours 48 minutes at an average of 35.53 knots. The speed run was complete in a thundering wind that overswept the decks with spray. Despite the weather the $73,000,000 liner raced smoothly, covering 631 miles from noon yesterday to the point abreast Bishop Rock in 17 hours 16 minutes. The average for this part of the voyage was 36.4 knots, by far the fastest of any ship's run over a sustained period of time."

"Shipping authorities point out conditions and distance for the two ships were almost identical, so it was a fair race."

And the page: http://www.ss-united-states.net/SSUnitedStatesWebpageFiles/WebPages/PagesNYTimes.htm

Hope this well do: "The Queen Mary lowered her colors in courtesy as the United States passed." 6 July 1952.

Skipsan :kilroy:
 
I think he should get a bonus point for the extra info:jump:
 
Ugh Uncle-uncle I'm domed :isadizzy::isadizzy::isadizzy:

Still has to-be "The Queen Mary" bloody hell. Or some other nefarious tramp steamer with logger louts for stokers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Riband

The Blue Riband should put this bugger to rest. Unless it was Mr. Churchill's voyage to the states for a meeting with F.D.R.


Skipsan :kilroy:
 
Answers

Answers.

311 790 miles, by the Queen Mary, August 1938, on the westbound passage, North Atlantic.

312 "Pilot".

313 The international freight market for the "bulky" trades of the world.

314 At Lloyds.

315 A daily report of shipping arrivals and departures in all ports of the world.

316 Lord Rodney (12th April 1782).

317 From the group of small islands, Les Saintes, in the West Indies.

318 A liner runs on a regular service between specified ports; a tramp plies from port to port as cargoes offer themselves.

319 A vessel which carries cargo and passengers on a regular service.

320 A shipper is the person who offers the cargo, the ship-owner carries it.

Thanks to all for attempting to answer some.

regards Collin:ernae:
 
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