Ships & Maritime History Quiz

Ships & Maritime History · Ships Quiz

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Which Pearl Harbor battleship was the flagship of the Pacific Fleet and was located in dry dock rather than on Battleship Row?
- A. USS Pennsylvania
- B. USS Arizona
- C. USS Nevada
- D. USS West Virginia
Which of the original six U.S. frigates was built in Baltimore?
- A. USS Constellation
- B. USS Constitution
- C. USS President
- D. USS Congress
Which of Franklin's lost expedition ships was confirmed discovered in Terror Bay in 2016?
- A. HMS Terror
- B. HMS Erebus
- C. HMS Resolute
- D. HMS Fury
How many guns did HMS Victory carry at the Battle of Trafalgar era according to Royal Museums Greenwich?
- A. 74
- B. 90
- C. 104
- D. 120
Which American sloop-of-war captured HMS Frolic in October 1812?
- A. USS Hornet
- B. USS Wasp
- C. USS Peacock
- D. USS Ranger
Which prominent feature of USS Monitor represented a major innovation in warship design?
- A. Revolving gun turret
- B. Aircraft catapult
- C. Diesel engine
- D. Ram bow made of bronze
How many U.S. Pacific Fleet ships were sunk or damaged during the Pearl Harbor attack according to the Naval History and Heritage Command?
- A. 11
- B. 16
- C. 21
- D. 32
Who designed the revolutionary Civil War ironclad USS Monitor?
- A. John Ericsson
- B. Robert Fulton
- C. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- D. Joshua Humphreys
Which Confederate commerce raider was sunk by USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France, in 1864?
- A. CSS Florida
- B. CSS Alabama
- C. CSS Shenandoah
- D. CSS Sumter
Which battleship served as the flagship of the Great White Fleet when it departed Hampton Roads in 1907?
- A. USS Connecticut
- B. USS Virginia
- C. USS Louisiana
- D. USS Georgia
Which Confederate ironclad was created from the hull of the former steam frigate USS Merrimack?
- A. CSS Virginia
- B. CSS Alabama
- C. CSS Tennessee
- D. CSS Arkansas
Which British warship launched in 1860 was an iron-hulled broadside ironclad combining sail and steam power?
- A. HMS Warrior
- B. HMS Victory
- C. HMS Dreadnought
- D. HMS Beagle
Which two ships sailed on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage?
- A. Erebus and Terror
- B. Discovery and Resolution
- C. Adventure and Beagle
- D. Endurance and Aurora
How many battleships formed the main force of the U.S. Navy's Great White Fleet when its world cruise began in 1907?
- A. 8
- B. 12
- C. 16
- D. 24
Who designed USS Constitution and the basic concept for several of the U.S. Navy's original frigates?
- A. John Ericsson
- B. Joshua Humphreys
- C. Robert Fulton
- D. Hyman Rickover
Which U.S. aircraft carrier was lost after suffering severe damage at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942?
- A. USS Hornet
- B. USS Lexington
- C. USS Enterprise
- D. USS Saratoga
Aircraft from which British carrier delivered the torpedo strike that jammed Bismarck's rudder in May 1941?
- A. HMS Ark Royal
- B. HMS Illustrious
- C. HMS Furious
- D. HMS Eagle
Why is HMS Dreadnought, completed in 1906, considered revolutionary in battleship history?
- A. It was the first aircraft carrier
- B. It combined ten 12-inch guns with steam-turbine propulsion
- C. It was the first submarine-powered battleship
- D. It was constructed entirely from aluminum
Which of Franklin's lost ships was discovered by a Parks Canada-led expedition in 2014?
- A. HMS Erebus
- B. HMS Terror
- C. HMS Resolute
- D. HMS Investigator
Which two ironclad warships fought each other at Hampton Roads in March 1862?
- A. USS Monitor and CSS Virginia
- B. USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere
- C. USS Maine and USS Oregon
- D. CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge

Ships & Maritime History Quiz

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Which Pearl Harbor battleship was the flagship of the Pacific Fleet and was located in dry dock rather than on Battleship Row?

Which of the original six U.S. frigates was built in Baltimore?

Which of Franklin's lost expedition ships was confirmed discovered in Terror Bay in 2016?

How many guns did HMS Victory carry at the Battle of Trafalgar era according to Royal Museums Greenwich?

Which American sloop-of-war captured HMS Frolic in October 1812?

Which prominent feature of USS Monitor represented a major innovation in warship design?

How many U.S. Pacific Fleet ships were sunk or damaged during the Pearl Harbor attack according to the Naval History and Heritage Command?

Who designed the revolutionary Civil War ironclad USS Monitor?

Which Confederate commerce raider was sunk by USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France, in 1864?

Which battleship served as the flagship of the Great White Fleet when it departed Hampton Roads in 1907?

Which Confederate ironclad was created from the hull of the former steam frigate USS Merrimack?

Which British warship launched in 1860 was an iron-hulled broadside ironclad combining sail and steam power?

Which two ships sailed on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage?

How many battleships formed the main force of the U.S. Navy's Great White Fleet when its world cruise began in 1907?

Who designed USS Constitution and the basic concept for several of the U.S. Navy's original frigates?

Which U.S. aircraft carrier was lost after suffering severe damage at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942?

Aircraft from which British carrier delivered the torpedo strike that jammed Bismarck's rudder in May 1941?

Why is HMS Dreadnought, completed in 1906, considered revolutionary in battleship history?

Which of Franklin's lost ships was discovered by a Parks Canada-led expedition in 2014?

Which two ironclad warships fought each other at Hampton Roads in March 1862?