1. Where was HMS Ark Royal, a 22,000-ton aircraft carrier built? Birkenhead Tyne Belfast Southampton

2. The Ark Royal was the first Royal Navy Warship to bear this name. True False

3. HMS Ark Royal spent all of her active wartime career in the Mediterranean. True False

4. HMS Ark Royal was involved in the pursuit / attack and sinking of the famous German Battleship Bismarck, which force was she part of ? H G Z X

5. What fate befall HMS Ark Royal in November 1941? Sunk by Italian midget submarines Sunk by Japanese Kamikaze attack Sunk by German fighter bombers Sunk by the German submarine U-81

6. HMS Hermes was the first purpose built aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy. What fate befell her in April 1942? Sunk by Japanese Kamikaze attack Torpedoed by the German submarine U-501 Sunk by Japanese carrier bomber attacks Torpedoed by the Japanese midget submarines

7. Swordfish from which Royal Navy aircraft carrier attacked the Italian Naval base at Taranto, in November 1940 ? HMS Courageous HMS Illustrious HMS Glorious HMS Invincible

8. What fate befall HMS Courageous in September 1939? Sunk by German midget submarine attack Sunk by German KMS Scharnhorst and Gneisenau Sunk by German dive bomber attacks Sunk by German submarine U-29

9. A modified Illustrious Class, HMS Indomitable, was sunk by Japanese a kamikaze attack on 4th May 1945. True False

10. And finally a tricky one. Which RN Aicraft carrier can claim the following honours. Her initial role was to accompany a convoy to Capetown from December 1940 to January 1941. She took part in the Battle of Cape Matapan 27-29 March 1941, and in the two following months was involved in convoy escort. She supported Crete operations in May where she suffered serious damage in air attacks by 1000kg bombs on 26 May 1941.She took part in the North African landings in November 1942, Sicily landings in July 1943, and Salerno landings in September 1943. On completion of her Mediterranean tour of duties she took part in an Arctic convoy in October 1943. Her aircraft were involved in the operation "Mascot" attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway on 17 July 1944. She took part in further attacks on the Tirpitz 22, 24 and 29 August 1944 as part of the "Goodwood" operations. She sailed for the Far East on 16 September 1944 and subsequently took part in air strikes against Sakishima Gunto between April-May 1945. Between 4-9 May 1945 she was hit by Kamikazes, yet was able to operate aircraft within a few hours of attack, her aircraft later took part in air strikes against Japanese home islands between July-August 1945. HMS Furious HMS Formidable HMS Victorious HMS Audacity