Famous Ships in History

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1. The Japanese signed their surrender in World War II aboard this battleship. Which? USS Mississippi USS Missouri USS Arizona USS Alabama

2. Which of these was the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar? Victory Conqueror Revenge Britannia

3. This submarine is generally credited with being the first sub to sink a ship in battle, when it sank USS Housatonic on February 17, 1864. CSS Albemarle HL Hunley CSS Florida HL Pioneer

4. This battlecrusier was sunk by the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen on May 24, 1941. HMS Nelson HMS Repulse HMS Ark Royal HMS Hood

5. Captain Ahab used this ship to chase Moby Dick. Pequod White Whale Devil-Dam Tit-Bit

6. On 4 December 1872, the British brigantine Dei Gratia found this ship between the Azores and Portugal, the sails slightly damaged, several feet of water in the hold, and completely abandoned. Prince Albert Mary Celeste Lustiania Flying Dutchman

7. This warship, nicknamed Old Ironsides, is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world today. USS Dover USS Constitution HMS Queen Mary HMS Mary Rose

8. Fletcher Christian led a mutiny aboard this ship against Captian William Bligh and 18 of his followers. Bounty Galant King George Prince of Wales

9. This U.S. aircraft carrier was mortally damaged by the Japanese at the battle of Midway on June 4, 1942 and sank two days later. USS Hornet USS Lexington USS Enterprise USS Yorktown

10. This heavy cruiser delivered the atomic bomb to Tinian and was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945. '1200 men went in the water, 366 came out, the sharks took the rest.' - to quote a famous movie. USS Indianapolis USS New Orleans USS Birmingham USS San Francisco