Sparkies quiz

[Malcolm G]

Further to 922:
On 10 April 1912, New York was berthed in Southampton beside Oceanic. The three-inch steel hawsers that secured her were torn from their moorings when the much larger Titanic (leaving port to begin her ill-fated maiden voyage to New York City) passed by, creating a suction effect. A collision was narrowly avoided when Titanic's captain, Edward Smith, ordered the port propeller to reverse, turning the larger liner while the nearby tugboat Vulcan towed New York in the opposite direction.

[Sparkie2182]

Correct....

[BellRope]

Originally Posted by Sparkie2182

#904.......extra question.

"The most beautiful ship in the world"

According to who?

Amerigo Vespucci is the ship. The message ''The most beautiful ship in the world'' was sent by the USS Independence.

[Makko]

Originally Posted by Sparkie2182

#903. Answer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey-Jones

A remarkable man.

Small world. Reading the piece, I saw the name Eric Baskind - I used to practice Judo with him and we taught Judo together on a Saturday morning at Leasowe Rec.

Thanks, Sparkie! There is more to the quiz, it would seem, than just puzzles.

Rgds.
Dave

[Sparkie2182]

"Independence".... And "Amerigo Vespucci"

Correct

[Sparkie2182]

"Thanks, Sparkie"

Very welcome ,Dave.

Something i wasn't going to include......but i shall.

John Harvey-Jones.

When JHJ (for brevity) passed away......there were many personal recollections of the man by people who had known him.....and had been helped in many ways by his immense business acumen....and leadership.

One such was the proprietor of the butchers shop frequented by JHJ's wife......he was having difficulties
"making ends meet" and jokingly suggested to her that JHJ should pay him a visit to straighten his business difficulties. She jokingly told him that her husband was about to return from a business conference in Australia....but she would pass the message on to him upon his return home.
A couple of days later JHJ entered the shop in person and arranged to go over the business books during the following few evenings....with the owner.....after the shop closed.
He completely rearranged the financial structure of the business and put the business in on a very profitable path.....
........Told by a very grateful businessman

All Pro Bono.

The most memorable......by far

JHJ was Captain of an RN ship in the China Fleet..... patrolling backwaters of the Chinese coast.......very tedious work....a long deployment from the UK.....very little to do...... reminiscent of the "Sand Pebbles"

The following was related by a young sailor onboard who aspired to be an engineer officer but lacked the qualifications to do so.
JHJ arranged for him to take the RN officers enterance examination upon his return to the UK.....and personally coached him in Mathematics and Physics using JHJ's own textbooks throughout the entire Far East deploy.....a matter of years.
Upon leaving Hong Kong for the voyage home.....the young sailor received a letter from the Admiralty to tell him ....the age limit to sit the enterance examination had been lowered and that he was no longer eligible to take the examination because he was too old.
He was heartbroken as he gave the letter to JHJ who told him to ignore it......they were going to carry on with the tuition throughout the long voyage back to the UK.
When the ship docked in Plymouth.....all the crew had their families aboard for a full homecoming celebration.... including Captain JHJ's wife and disabled daughter.
Every officer and rating that day went home with their familes having been deployed for so long....

Except

JHJ.

His wife and daughter returned home together...... husband and father had to go to the Admiralty in London as he had some business to attend to in person......he would only return home after successful completion.

A week later the young sailor received a letter from the Navy inviting him to attend Britannia College at Dartmouth on a given date in order to sit the enterance examination for Commissioned Officer Royal Navy.

Many years later he learned that the letter was the outcome of the "business to be attended to in person"...........which kept his Captain from returning home that day, with his wife and daughter.

He was banging a few heads together in Whitehall on the young lads behalf.

This story was told by the young sailor himself on the passing away of JHJ.

He was then a retired Commander (Engineering) Royal Navy.

[Sparkie2182]

Where in the world?

[Sparkie2182]

Overnight tough puzzle......

https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/d5714abaf397b86.jpeg

Three Big Ones.

[Sparkie2182]

#925...... Continued.

[NickJNZ]

Originally Posted by Sparkie2182

#925...... Continued.

Achilles Lauro

[Malcolm G]

#932 - Montevideo

[Sparkie2182]

"Achilles Lauro"

Incorrect

Montevideo...... correct

[Sparkie2182]

Where in the world?

[Malcolm G]

#938 - not so sure on this, guess, Miami.

[John Rogers]

#938 cartenega colombia.

[NickJNZ]

Originally Posted by Sparkie2182

Where in the world?

FortLauderdale

[Sparkie2182]

"#938 cartenega colombia"

Correct.

[Sparkie2182]

The enterance to where?

[Sparkie2182]

"FortLauderdale"

Sorry.

[Sparkie2182]

Identify the company.......

[Lancsman]

#945 Burma Five Star, (or Myanmar Five Star).

[Sparkie2182]

Burma Five Star, (or Myanmar Five Star"

Correct

[Sparkie2182]

A ship to identify.......

[Sparkie2182]

As previously mentioned.......

https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/8933191cc3814dc.jpeg

[Malcolm G]

#948 - Either Song of Norway or Sun Viking, not sure which.