These are just for fun. They are not that easy because we have many knowledgeable experts on the board.

One: What was the name of the first Cunarder to enter service in the 20th Century? Where was she built? How much did she cost?

Two: Which White Star liner, then 5-years old, assisted in Jan 1909 in rescuing the survivors of the collision between Lloyd Italiano’s FLORIDA and White Star’s REPUBLIC off the US coast? What first took place in this rescue? What was the name of the REPUBLIC’S Captain?

Three: Which 19/20th Century US liner became an exhibition ship after being badly damaged by fire during commercial repair? What name did she sail under during World War I?

Four: How did the 1914 EMPRESS OF FRANCE 18,481gt start life? When was she renamed? What was the name of the Captain of The 1931 EMPRESS OF BRITAIN II 42,350 gt on her maiden voyage?

Five: In 1937 a US liner was sold to the US Maritime Commission and rebuilt as a one-class, 500 passenger vessel for South American service. What was her name and tonnage? Where had she been built? What was distinctive about her propulsion? What was she renamed? When was she broken up?

Six: Launched in 1954, she was built as a one-class tourist ship with extensive air-conditioning. She is still around today. What is name and tonnage; where was she built? She had two sets of double-reduction steam turbines what was her service speed?

Seven: Which former Hamburg – SUD German liner was torpedoed by the US submarine GRENADIER in the China Sea in 1942?

Eight: They were the last two liners of a transatlantic line, which was forced to merge with others. One was the largest ship of its type upon entering service and made her maiden voyage to Buenos Aires. Their propulsion systems differed radically. Neither survived the war. One was sunk by the Germans the other was converted into an aircraft carrier. What were these liners?

Nine: Her end mirrored so many others. On July 1st a fire broke out in the ship’s galley. It quickly spread to the dinning room. She was 90 miles off Cape May at the time. After the fire was brought under control it took until July 16th to get her to Genoa for repairs. However the damage was found to be so extensive as to prohibit economic refurbishment. She was scrapped in Taiwan the following year. What was her original name and Line of this former US liner? What name did she sail under on her last cruise?

Ten: She was renamed FURANZU MARU for her final voyage to Far Eastern breakers. However she had many indignities to suffer before she was demolished. A liner that set the pattern for an epoch. What was her name? What upset so many people about the way she was treated on the way to the scrapyard?

1 - The first Cunarder to enter service on the 20th Century was the IVERNIA she was launched on 21 September 1899 by the Countess of Ravensworth and after a period of trials it made its maiden voyage on 14 April 1900.
She was built by Swan & Hunter, Newcastle.

2 - The BALTIC II was one of the first ships to arrive at the crash site;
The REPUBLIC passengers were first transfered to the FLORIDA; after the arrival of BALTIC the passengers were transfered from the FLORIDA to the BALTIC;
At the time of the crash commanding the REPUBLIC was Captain Inman Sealby.

3 - Don't know

4 - She started her life as the ALSATIAN of the Allan Line. At the time she was the first major ocean liner to have a cruiser stern;
After the bought of Allan Line by CPR on 1917 the last Allan line ships were all renamed, so she became the EMPRESS OF FRANCE after the 1919 overhaul.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 - Don't know.

10 - The FURANZU MARU was the legendary ILE DE FRANCE;
Her last public appearance would be as a floating prop for a Hollywood film entitled "The Last Voyage". Partially sunk, and victimized by Hollywood special effects and movie crews, the Ile de France fetched a $4,000/day lease rate from the Japanese scrapper. After filming was concluded, the ship was refloated and towed to the scrapyard for her final indignity as she was reduced to rubble, her grand interiors to be remembered only as the set of a Hollywood disaster film.

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The Question number Seven: Answer:

Cap Finisterre. When she was torpedoed, her name was Taiyo Maru.

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Two: 1904 BALTIC 23,876gt; The first use of radio (wireless) from a distressed ship; Captain Sealby.

Three: 1895 ST LOUIS 11,629gt; USS NASHVILLE.

Four: As the Allan Line ALSATIAN; In 1919; Captain R.G. Latta.

Five: 1929 PENNSYLVANNIA 20,526 gt; Newport News Shipbuilding & DD Co.; Turbo-Electric propulsion; ARGENTINA; 1963.

Six: SOUTHERN CROSS 20,204 gt; Harland and Wolff; 20 knots.

Seven: 1911 CAP FINISTERRE 14,503 gt.

Eight: 1926 ROMA 32,583 gt and 1927 AUGUSTUS 32,650 gt.

Nine: 1931 MARIPOSA 18,017 gt ; Matson Line; HOMERIC; Home Lines.

Ten: 1927 ILE DE FRANCE 43,153 gt; She was sunk in shallow water for a movie.

MY souce [ Mercahant Fleets in Profile 2 by Duncan Haws] gives NASVILLE, but I cheched Kludas and he gives LOUISVILLE. I'll do some more reseach.

You are right about the Moore-McCormack Liners I should have put more information to limit the answer to one ship. Hope you liked the quiz.

Terry Donegan

I have checked Bonsor and he gives LOISVILLE also. Looks like Haws is wrong.