Xtramaths
You are wright and in the meantime it is not the biggest

Non of the above, guessed that this was the only one not passenger based, and made by Evergreen, but looked up current info on Marine Insight, and got; MSC Irina has become the world’s largest container ship, with a capacity of 24,346 TEUs.
But I still learn from members comments 😊

Another 'None of the above'!
Ever Given is one of a class of 7 ships built in 2018/2019 for the Evergreen company with a capacity of 20,124 TEU (Twenty foot containers). Currently ranked 20th.
Her only claim to fame, or better notoriety, is blocking the Suez Canal in 2021.
Was in the news for yonks.

Current top of the list is a class of 6 ships built in 2023, for the MSC company, with a capacity of 24,346 TEU containers. MSC Irina was the First of Class.
Seems that the AI is little behind the times🙄
Cheers All, Doug😎

Three are passenger ships and the other I did not recognise, picked it and it was right.

Acording to a recent check on the Internet she is not even in the top 20!

All the largest are about 1300+ feet long and 200 feet wide. I imagine width is a key factor so that the unloading cranes can stretch out far enough.

However the biggest operator is Mediteranean Shipping Company who own (also the largest) 480 ships and also have 300 on charter.

This is from a total of 5800 container ships in operation around the world.

It is all rather big business! Like I said a while back "interesting trivia".

Roy

50/50 shot. Still got it wrong.😔

I squeezed by on that one!!

Longest river in Canada is Mackenzie😁😀

Gib is very much a city, it has a cathedral and was granted city status in 1842 by Queen Victoria and reaffirmed during the Boris Johnson regime....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62710553

Hi-jump, always best not to mix the grape and the grain.

I do agree a good dark Pinot Noir can make you forget. I used to go to Trade tastings for wines some years ago now. A friend was in the wine trade, and I have tasted some really lovely wines.

I went from 'red wine is all the same' to deciding which year was best for a particular grape. That took about 7 years.

Nice memories!

Roy

Remember the old adage, no doubt said between gritted teeth!

"It is the taking part that counts, not the winning"!

My score is slowly sinking but I still seem to be picking up lots of trivia.
Roy

if I could have put 2 LIKES I would have👍WHAT _ IS KNOWN AS THE GATEWAY TO THE MEDITERRANEAN? Who makes up these questions?

WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN CANADA?
RED , ST LAWERENCE , NIAGARA , MACKENZIE

I understand that Gibraltar is both a city and country part of the U K.🤔

Of course if you come in via Suez.....

Roy

Dropping like a stone...Pinot Noir and Scotch. Bad move on my part. 😜

The problem is my score goes down again with no other imputs on my part. Are we penaluzed for skipping questions in the overall average?

Mine went up just a click, I was lucky as I had just got a book on the Titanic.

My score just went up a bunch😁

Why do I have 2 separate scores for the question of the day? It shows up as 68% then 87% a day or two later. It does not seem to be caused by wrong answers. Is this happening to anyone else? 🤔

That one was a stroke of luck, I have just picked up a book on the Titanic. 👍👍

I was going to go with Deep, but fortunately it was not an option... then I realized that it was a relative answer anyhow.😁

You know where you are with Titanic as an answer option!
Roy

But maybe it WAS the Indian Ocean?🙄

Happy New year y’all!!😀

Of course!

If I answer U S S Nimitz can I get that answer marked correct too?😉

Just goes to show how vulnerable we all are to having our legs pulled🤔
Reckon I'll be walking in circles all day tomorrow😐
😎

Agopoly accepted Bill,😉
Pinch and a kick for being so quick!😁
😎

Doug.
😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Sorry Doug,I just had to do it
Pinch punch first of the month.
Promise I will behave in the future.
Regards
Naughty Billy🥸

Come on Bill😮
Have you forgotten how to recognise a bit of tongue-in-cheek humour, bordering on satire?
If I had had serious doubts about the site security, and after nearly 40 years in Naval COMMS engineering I'm not a novice in that area, I would have emailed my suspicions directly to Stephen. Thus precluding any unnecessary 'discombobulation' to our members, most of which I have learned are perfectly capable of recognising a bit of ironic humour and having a smile or a chuckle.
No more no less Bill.
Have a Happy New Year, Doug😎

Hi Doug.
Sorry am I missing something from your last post?.
Is there some suggestion of a genuine problem with the security of the site.
If so,is Stephen (Fireboat)aware?
The only potential issue was as I see it Rogal’s post.
Can you clarify please!.
Whilst I am not unduly worried,others may be.
Regards
Bill

FLEET TO ALL STATIONS FLASH PRIORITY:
A repeat:
I SAY AGAIN A REPEAT🙄
SUSPICION OF SPOOF AI TRANSMISSIONS CONFIRMED:
TAKE ALL AVAILABLE ECM ACTIONS:
STOP:
Please🤔

Thanks, that’s made me smile this fine day, 1st strike of the new year to predictive text.

Hi Rogal, are you sure you are not getting confused with on-line shopping?😀😀😀
Roy

Move on, back to the place of refuge, the workshop and Inga. Happy new year everyone, onwards and upwards,

Hi all and a blue sky here as well on the 1st. day of 2024.
Hi, Simple sailor, that's the spirit! I have been following the expression,

"Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy"

for over 50 years now. Seems to work OK!

I remember when I made the decision as well in 1971. Our father was in hospital and I walked into a party for his birthday with a very nice cake. My brother was a Bakery engineer so part of the perks (as yet then untaxed). I think he was also chasing nurses!

However he had the date wrong and he had a go at me for forgetting dad's birthday!

Rather than respond with the right date I said oops! and joined in.
When we got back to his flat I quietly told him the right date, and he said oops! But the day went well.
Roy

What is going on here????? I answered ark royal just after midnight, and correct answer was Langley. Then wake to find no answer logged so answer Langley after given second chance, only to find answer is Argos!!!!!!. This is not a quiz , it’s a plot to send us all “crackers”. I know it only for fun, BUT it isn’t. It’s infuriating. am I the only person to get the same question wrong twice?.

This was not a GOOD question👎 HMS Argus was changed over in the yard to be finished as an aircraft carrier. It began life as an Italian ocean liner

Here we go again. I got it wrong. However I answered the question correctly. It didn't ask what was the first long deck carrier. Ark Royal was the first to launch and recover aircraft in 1914. But who cares. Happy New Year.😊

This is obviously going to be a good year. I got the first question of 2024 correct.😃 Looking at my current position, that gives me 100% correct for the year. Better shut up now as it could go down to 50% tomorrow.😬🤣
Happy New Year.

HMS Argus Landed 2 Sopwith Ship Strutter

Sept 24, 1918

None of above. HMS Argus

Re Florida boat photo
That swim platform hardly looks raised to me, more like lowered!!

AI likes this type of Florida photo, one would think. 😉

Re "That sort of warm feeling ..."
You mean that someone's 'extracting the Michael' Roy?
😎

Exactly that Roy👍
Sometimes seems that AI isn't as 'I' as it should be🙄
Doug😎

Hi Doug I had that feeling too! That sort of warm feeling but modified by the worry it is only down one leg.
Roy

Are our q of td linked in any way to A.I? I have seen items out of AI which are incorrect.
Roy

Was going to go "aft" to "poop," but took a "swim" instead. Lucky break. 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

Not quite Commodore-H😉
SS = Submarines, B=Ballistic missile, N= Nuclear powered.😉
So Ross was quite right👍
FLEET😎