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1. Active only for the very early part of the 70s, which aircraft carrier, the largest vessel in the Royal Navy at the time, was towed to Cairnryan in 1978 to be broken up?
2. Which class of ship, two of which were sunk during the Falklands War, were lightweight and fast, but suffered from stability and structural problems, and had to have large strengthening pieces fixed to the ships' sides?
3. Designed in the late 60s, the Type 82 Class of Guided Missile Armed Destroyers was originally intended to consist of four ships. But as the UK's carrier programme was slashed, only one Type 82 was ever built. What was she called?
4. One of the Royal Navy's most short-lived ships was the frigate HMS MERMAID, which served for only four years from 1973 to 1977, when she was transferred to the Royal Malaysian Navy. She was originally built as "Black Star" and was destined to be the flagship and presidential yacht of which African country?
5. Built and commissioned during the late 60s, four submarines provided the UK's Polaris programme throughout the 70s and 80s. What was the name of the first boat to be commissioned, after which the class was named?
6. The fastest ships in the Royal Navy in the 70s were three patrol boats in the Fast Training Boat Squadron at Portland, where they were used to train larger ships how to defend themselves against fast attack craft. Which of these was NOT one of that Squadron?
7. The fourth of the five-strong VALIANT/CHURCHILL class of nuclear powered submarines was commissioned in 1971. Eleven years later she made history as the first nuclear-powered submarine to sink an enemy ship. What was her name?
8. Originally called the "Anita Dan", HMS ENDURANCE was unusual in having a white superstructure and a red hull. In which area of the world did she patrol?
9. Commissioned in 1967 and scrapped in the late 80s, this ship was designed as a minelayer, and also functioned as a depot ship for Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMs). What was her name?
10. HMY BRITANNIA, the Royal Yacht, was commissioned in 1954 and finally paid off in 1997. By the 70s, large RN ships had a Catering Branch specialist aboard whose title was Supply Officer (Catering). What was his title onboard BRITANNIA?
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