Battleships: Past & Present #5; HIJMS Mikasa

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1. Battleship Mikasa was designed and constructed in 1898-1902 for the Imperial Japanese Navy by whom? Mitsubishi in Japan Vickers in Great Britain Newport News in the United States Blohm and Voss in Germany

2. Battleship Mikasa is the only example in existence of which era of battleship evolution? Dreadnought Battleship Post Dreadnought Battleship Super-Dreadnought Battleship Pre-Dreadnought Battleship

3. In 1961, Battleship Mikasa was installed as a museum ship sitting where? Yokosuka, Japan; sitting in concrete Portsmouth, England; floating in a slip Tokyo, Japan; in dry dock San Diego, California; in dry dock

4. Battleship Mikasa was the flagship of what Japanese admiral in which of the most famous naval battles in modern history? Admiral Togo at the Battle of Tsushima Admiral Yamamoto at Pearl Harbor Admiral Nagumo at the Battle of Midway Admiral Kurita at Leyte Gulf

5. Battleship Mikasa and the Japanese Fleet won a major victory over the Russian Fleet in 1905 by employing what famous naval maneuver? The Crossing the "T"of the Russians Closing from the rear Splitting the Russian’s line of battle Beating the Russian ships one on one

6. What happened to the Battleship Mikasa shortly after the Battle of Tsushima? She was laid up and put in reserve till 1961 She was sold to the Chinese She caught fire, blew up, and sank She ran aground and was scuttled in Tokyo Bay

7. The Battleship Mikasa was first placed on display as a Memorial Ship in 1961. True False

8. The Battleship Mikasa has been designated one of the “Three Great Historical Ships of the World”. What are the other two? HMS Victory and USS Constitution USS Texas and USS Missouri HMS Victory and HMS Warrior None, there is no such designation

9. After WWII, Battleship Mikasa was not only refurbished with the approval and support from the U.S. Navy, the project was directly supported by what famous American leader? President Harry Truman General Douglas McArthur Admiral Chester Nimitz Admiral “Bull” Halsey

10. Though Battleship Mikasa was designed and built prior to the “All Big Gun” era of battleships, she was quite powerful for her day with main armament consisting of what? (2) 12” Guns in two turrets (4) 12” Guns in two turrets (6) 12” Guns in three turrets (36) 24 Pounders Broadside