Trivia: Oldest Continuously Commissioned Warship Remaining Afloat (1 Viewer)

[Napoleon1er]

Hi Sandor,

It must be the HMS Diamond Rock off the coast of Martinique.

Cheers, Raymond.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Ww...ay&list=PL55EA355314BD4FCA&index=7&playnext=7

For those unfamiliar with the HMS Diamond Rock, I urge you to read this and its connected pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Rock

Congrats to Raymond, and to others who guessed, good luck next time,
Sandor:salute::

 

[glossman]

Hi Sandor,

Thanks very much for a very challenging trivia question.

Your last hint helped the most, without which I would never have zeroed in on the correct answer.

Cheers, Raymond.

 

[Currahee Chris]

Beautiful looking photo there on the wiki link.

Ok, help me out here- I read that the Constitution was commissioned in 1797 yet by reading the article on Wiki, it appears as if the DR was commissioned in 1803?? I understand that this is a trick question, just trying to follow the logic- is it in the word "continuously"?

Thanks
CC

 

[Napoleon1er]

Beautiful looking photo there on the wiki link.

Ok, help me out here- I read that the Constitution was commissioned in 1797 yet by reading the article on Wiki, it appears as if the DR was commissioned in 1803?? I understand that this is a trick question, just trying to follow the logic- is it in the word "continuously"?

Thanks
CC

Yes, it would be the word "continuously". Old Ironsides was decommissioned at one point in her life:rolleyes2:.
-Sandor:salute::

 

[Currahee Chris]

Yes, it would be the word "continuously". Old Ironsides was decommissioned at one point in her life:rolleyes2:.
-Sandor:salute::

Ahhhh. I see- and there you have it!!

Very interesting story through and through. Well done !!