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Re: I am stealing the next question
Jan 8, 2009 3:45 PM
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Which aircraft carrier had two athwartships catapults on her hangar deck? It can't be Japanese, because no Japanese carrier had operational catapults.
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Since I was pre-empted, I'll jump in now...
Jan 8, 2009 6:40 PM
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(This question doesn't involve US cruisers)
In WW2, what was the first US naval surface engagement fought since the Spanish-American War. it was also the first defeat inflicted on a Japanese surface force.
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Re: Since I was pre-empted, I'll jump in now...
Jan 8, 2009 6:46 PM
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What was the only U.S. vessel to actually surrender during WWII?
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December 8, 1941, Shanghai
Jan 8, 2009 7:14 PM
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River gunboat WAKE (PR-3), surrenders to Japanese at Shanghai after attempt to scuttle fails. [WAKE is the only United States ship to surrender during the war.]
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Jan 8, 2009 8:27 PM
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... I think I once asked this myself. I thought you said you were immune from the trivia bug?
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Jan 8, 2009 9:20 PM
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"In WW2, what was the first US naval surface engagement fought since the Spanish-American War. it was also the first defeat inflicted on a Japanese surface force."
Would that be Balikpapan?
"I thought you said you were immune from the trivia bug"
Me no like bugs.
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