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Thread: Here;s a new thread 4 the old grey matter back to front questions find the answers q?

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    If they had UCl wingers most of that would have gone for a BOT plate wash.
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    but here is a hard one and its not a boiled egg? cheers mate for keeping the interest alive terry.captain smith was R.N.R. and it was believed he chose to fly the blue duster the day she sailed from southampton, yet he never served in the royal navy? how can that be cheers lads terry.
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    Because of his position as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve Smith had the distinction of being able to fly the Blue Duster of the R.N.R., most ships flew the Red Duster of the merchant marine

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    Here is one for you Terry!

    What have these in common!

    Titanic/Futility ??

    Full details please!! haha!!

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    Default Most definately!!

    Oh yes John,indeed mate we of the old UCL were not very partial at keeping too many dirty things were we! haha! And the Sea is lined with UCL China and Silver!
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    Futility/ or the wreck of the titan, was a novell by morgan robertson. wrote in 1898.the story told of a large ocean going linner that stuck an iceberg and sunk in the north atlantic.the book and ships name Titan,bore a remakable similarity to the sad demise of the titanic 14 years later. lets have some others lads dont have to be titanic regards lads terry. here is a good one for you vernon ............. name her built in the u.k. commisioned in 1913 she entered sydney harbour with other ships of the fleet unit in 1913.clue ..ENO230. P.S my new avitar quizmaster...LMAO.
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    Default Not sure Terry!

    Could this possibly have been the Aquitania as she was during the War Years?
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    Dont think so really as she wouldnt have had a comission!
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    HMS Chatham?
    HMS Dublin
    HMS Southampton
    HMS Sydney
    HMS Melbourne

    These were all four Funnel Ships! Any Luck!!

    And good going on my Question Terry! I will give you back the Cigar haha!
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    wll give you it if you visit the the Australian war memorial, and type in search ENO230.you will find her history H.M.A.S.SYDNEY 1913.she had quite a lot of succes, and lasted the whole first world war regards vern terry. bigman here:s one you should have no probs with......... australia,columbia,india,bolivia,whats the connection regards terry
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