# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 223
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4442 "2020-12-01T03:05:08Z")
I rode the Mark Twain and Pioneer Zephyrs, Hannibal to Chicago, during WWII – I think they were the two oldesr ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4443 "2020-12-01T04:28:17Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_, USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ ---
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Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4445 "2020-12-01T04:47:52Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_, USS - US Navy _Nimitz_-class supercarrier ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4446 "2020-12-01T13:08:19Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4447 "2020-12-01T13:11:01Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_, USS Naval aircraft carrier ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4448 "2020-12-01T14:03:11Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_, Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4449 "2020-12-01T14:21:36Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_, Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_, from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4450 "2020-12-01T14:25:12Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _RMS Titanic_ - There’s a movie about it ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4451 "2020-12-01T14:36:34Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > _RMS Titanic_ - There’s a movie about it The name needs to start with _ **H** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4452 "2020-12-02T04:24:21Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _HMS Titanic_ - There’s a movie about it Iowa, USS, battleship Fixing H, I guess ---
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Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _HMS Titanic_ - There’s a movie about it _Iowa_, USS, battleship _John F. Kennedy_ , USS (CV-67) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4454 "2020-12-02T13:25:24Z")
[quote=“jtur88, post:4452, topic:846920”] Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _HMS Titanic_ - There’s a movie about it Iowa, USS, battleship _Jubilant_, HMS, torpedoed in 1942 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4455 "2020-12-02T14:44:13Z")
_Titanic_ wasn’t an HMS (His Majesty’s Ship, a warship) but an RMS (Royal Mail Ship, a civilian vessel). Perhaps she might reappear when we reach “T.” Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _Henrietta_, steamer from _Around the World_… _Iowa,_ USS, battleship _Jubilant_ , HMS, torpedoed in 1942 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4456 "2020-12-03T04:02:48Z")
_Titanic_ wasn’t an HMS (His Majesty’s Ship, a warship) but an RMS (Royal Mail Ship, a civilian vessel). Perhaps she might reappear when we reach “T.” Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _Henrietta_, steamer from _Around the World_… _Iowa,_ USS, battleship _Jubilant_ , HMS, torpedoed in 1942 Kootenai, D class Canadian destroyer ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4457 "2020-12-03T04:09:51Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _Henrietta_ , steamer from _Around the World_ … _Iowa,_ USS, battleship _Jubilant_ , HMS, torpedoed in 1942 _Kootenai_, D class Canadian destroyer _Lusitania_, RMS, passenger liner sunk in WWI ---
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Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _Henrietta_ , steamer from _Around the World_ … _Iowa,_ USS, battleship _Jubilant_ , HMS, torpedoed in 1942 _Kootenai_ , D class Canadian destroyer _Lusitania_ , RMS, passenger liner sunk in WWI _Mary Celeste_, mysteriously abandoned sailing ship ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4459 "2020-12-03T04:52:56Z")
Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _Henrietta_ , steamer from _Around the World_ … _Iowa,_ USS, battleship _Jubilant_ , HMS, torpedoed in 1942 _Kootenai_ , D class Canadian destroyer _Lusitania_ , RMS, passenger liner sunk in WWI _Mary Celeste_, mysteriously abandoned sailing ship _Nahant_, USS, an American Civil War ironclad > **[USS Nahant (1862)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nahant_(1862))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The first USS Nahant was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor of the United States Navy that saw service in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. > Nahant was launched on October 7, 1862, by Harrison Loring, South Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on December 29, 1862, Commander John Downes in command. > The new single-turreted monitor joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Port Royal Harbor, South Carolina on February 20... ---
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Notable ships, real or fictional, and a no more than five-word description _Abraham Lincoln_ , USS - warship from _20,000 Leagues_ _Benthic Explorer_ - drilling platform from _The Abyss_ _Carl Vinson_ , USS - US Navy _Nimitz_ -class supercarrier _Daedalus_ , Battlecruiser from Stargate _Enterprise_ , USS Naval aircraft carrier _Flying Dutchman_ , Legendary ship with Wagnerian fame _Great Kraken_ , from GRRM’s _Game of Thrones_ _Henrietta_ , steamer from _Around the World_ … _Iowa,_ USS, battleship _Jubilant_ , HMS, torpedoed in 1942 _Kootenai_ , D class Canadian destroyer _Lusitania_ , RMS, passenger liner sunk in WWI _Mary Celeste_ , mysteriously abandoned sailing ship _Nahant_ , USS, an American Civil War ironclad _Oneida_, Hearst yacht - Ince murder scandal [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=224)