Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers and Destroyers

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1. One US carrier was often called "Unlucky I" or "Decrepid" by the crews of other navy ships. What was its real name? USS Saratoga USS Intrepid USS Franklin USS Yorktown

2. Do you know the story of Oscar, the Bismarck's cat? On which ships was Oscar the mascot? Bismarck & Dorsetshire & Ark Royal Bismarck & Cossack & Ark Royal Bismarck & King George V & Furious Bismarck & Gurkha & Illustrious

3. Which two british destroyers were sunk while trying to defend HMS Glorious against the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau? Gurkha & Maori Acasta & Ardent Glowworm & Gipsy Ardent & Acheron

4. Which Royal Navy cruiser had the nickname Shiny Sheff? Answer: (One Word)

5. USS Saratoga was the only US aircraft carrier which received 20 Battle stars. True False

6. Which British destroyer class had the highest losses in quantity in World War 2? (Note: only Fleet destroyers not escort destroyers). J, K and N class H class Tribal class S class

7. This aircraft carrier was the flagship of Admiral Nagumo in the battles of Pearl Harbour and Midway. Answer: (One Word)

8. Which British cruiser was sunk in a collision with the passenger liner Queen Mary in october 1942? HMS Carlisle HMS Coventry HMS Calcutta HMS Curacoa

9. Which US destroyer class had the most units in World War 2 ? (Note: only fleet destroyers, no escort destroyers). Bristol class Gearing class Fletcher class Allen M. Sumner class

10. Which German heavy cruiser was the only one to survive the war? Answer: (Two Words)

11. These Japanese cruisers were originally designed as light cruisers armed with 6in guns but before war broke out these ships were converted into heavy cruisers armed with 8in guns. Which class was it? Atago class Tone class Myoko class Mogami class

12. Which destroyer class was armed with 6in guns? Type 34 class Type 36 class Type 36a class Type 36b class

13. The heavy US cruiser USS Indianapolis, famous for having carried parts of the first nuclear bomb to Tinian, was sunk in August 1945. But do you know the name of the sister ship of USS Indianapolis? Answer: (One Word (just the name without USS))

14. Which British aircraft carrier attacked the Bismarck first? HMS Formidable HMS Illustrious HMS Victorious HMS Ark Royal

15. The light cruiser USS Juneau was sunk in the battle of Kula gulf at the Solomon Islands in July 1943. True False