Name the boat most commonly associated with the following person:
Francis Drake
Ernest Henry Shackleton
Edward John Smith
Henry Hudson
Charles Darwin
William Bligh
Vasco da Gama
William Turner
Christopher Columbus (3 answers)
John Paul Jones
Stephen Decatur
Ahab
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Nelson (the ship he died on; bonus- from what ship was the fatal shot fired?)
Jason
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan (the ship that completed the circumnavigation; bonus - name the captain who commanded the circumnavigation after Magellan’s death)
Francis Drake- Golden Hind
William Bligh- Bounty
Christopher Columbus- Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
John Paul Jones- Bon Homme Richard
Stephen Decatur- Constitution
Jason- Argonaut
Shackleton - the Nimrod or the Endurance was named Nimrod originally, but Shackleton went back and forth on renaming her.
Darwin - Beagle
Bligh - Bounty
Columbus - Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Jones - The Scorpion was the British ship he took over after winning a Phyrric victory with his own ship
Ahab - Peaquod
Jason - The Argus
Cook - Endeavor
Magellan - the Trinidad was lost to the Portugeuse, which left the Victoria, commanded by Cano (spel?)
The other ones, I have no idea, and I’m not that sure on the Scorpion.
Francis Drake: Golden Hind
Ernest Henry Shackleton: Endurance (not very endurant, was it?)
Edward John Smith: RMS Titanic
Henry Hudson: Half Moon
Charles Darwin: HMS Beagle
William Bligh: HMS Bounty
Vasco da Gama: dunno
William Turner: dunno
Christopher Columbus (3 answers): Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
John Paul Jones: Bonhomme Richard
Stephen Decatur: destroyed the USS Philadelphia in Tripoli
Ahab: Pequod
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Nelson (the ship he died on): HMS Victory
bonus- from what ship was the fatal shot fired? Redoubtable
Jason: Argo
James Cook: Endeavour
Ferdinand Magellan: Victoria was the only one to make it back
bonus - name the captain who commanded the circumnavigation after Magellan’s death: Juan Sebastián del Cano
Francis Drake - Golden Hind
Ernest Henry Shackleton - Endurance
Edward John Smith - Titanic
Henry Hudson - Half Moon
Charles Darwin - Beagle
William Bligh - Bounty
Vasco da Gama - Sao Gabriel
William Turner - Lusitania (last voyage)
Christopher Columbus (3 answers) - Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
John Paul Jones - Bon Homme Richard, Ranger
Stephen Decatur - Philadelphia
Ahab - Pequod
Horatio Hornblower - Indefatigable
Horatio Nelson (ship he died on. Bonus- from what ship was the fatal shot fired?) - Victory; Redoubtable
Jason - Argus
James Cook - Endeavor
Ferdinand Magellan (the ship that completed the circumnavigation; bonus point- name the captain who commanded the circumnavigation after Magellan’s death) - Victoria; Juan Sebastien del Cano
Jones was aboard the Ranger when he captured the British Serapis.
It’s a moving experience to walk the quarterdeck of HMS Victory in Portsmouth. On the deck is a large brass marker, saying “NELSON FELL HERE.” I’m not surprised; I nearly tripped over it myself! Thank you, I’ll be here all week. Try the midshipmen’s nuts.
The uniform that Nelson was wearing at the time he was shot is on display at the National Maritime Museum iin Greenwich, along with other bits of Nelsonia.
Wait a minute… I thought John Paul Jones was commanding the Bon Homme Richard when he captured the Serapis. Is that not true?
I read a story about that battle in one of those Time-Life history books once. It said that after the battle was over and the captain of the Serapis struck his colors, the two captains met in Jones’ cabin aboard the Richard and had a drink, toasting each other on what a fine battle it was. Shortly thereafter, the badly damaged Richard sank. It may be apocryphal, but it makes a good story.