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Quiz about US Aircraft Carriers I
Quiz about US Aircraft Carriers I

US Aircraft Carriers I Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about US aircraft carriers that served in WWII.

A multiple-choice quiz by ABW. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ABW
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
176,337
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1427
Last 3 plays: Guest 96 (3/10), Guest 174 (9/10), Guest 1 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the the first US Navy aircraft carrier? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of the CV-2? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many aircraft carriers have been commissioned in the US Navy before the Japanese attack in Pearl Harbor? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How many of the carriers in service at beginning of the war, survived it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many Essex class carriers were commissioned ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many of the Essex class carriers were named after other carriers lost earlier in the war? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many Essex class carriers were laid down but never completed? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which carrier of the Essex class saw the longest service in the US Navy? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which carrier of those serving in WWII had the shortest period of service? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many ships were in the light carrier Independence class? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the the first US Navy aircraft carrier?

Answer: Langley

This ship was built originally as a fleet collier named Jupiter. It was converted to a carrier in 1920.
2. What was the name of the CV-2?

Answer: Lexington

The Lexington was the first of the 2 ships in the Lexington class, the second being the CV-3 Saratoga. They were commissioned by the end of 1927.
3. How many aircraft carriers have been commissioned in the US Navy before the Japanese attack in Pearl Harbor?

Answer: 8

These were the following: Langley, Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, Yorktown, Enterprise, Wasp and Hornet.
4. How many of the carriers in service at beginning of the war, survived it?

Answer: 3

These were the Saratoga, Ranger and Enterprise.
5. How many Essex class carriers were commissioned ?

Answer: 24

Of these 14 were commissioned before the Japanese surrender. The rest were commisioned in the years following the end of the war.
6. How many of the Essex class carriers were named after other carriers lost earlier in the war?

Answer: 5

These were the CV-10 Yorktown after the CV-5: CV-12 Hornet after the CV-8; CV-16 Lexington after the CV-2; CV-18 Wasp after the CV-7 and the CV-37 Princeton after CVL-23 light fleet carrier.
7. How many Essex class carriers were laid down but never completed?

Answer: 2

These 2 ships were: The CV-34 Reprisal which was not completed and used as a target post-war and the CV-46 Iwo Jima which was broken up. Additionally there were 6 units (CV-50 to -55) which were authorised but never begun.
8. Which carrier of the Essex class saw the longest service in the US Navy?

Answer: CV-16 Lexington

The Lexington last task was as a trianing carrier. She was decommissioned in November 1991. The other 3 carriers were the other longset serving ships in the Essex class, but they were decommissioned in the 70's.
9. Which carrier of those serving in WWII had the shortest period of service?

Answer: CV-8 Hornet

THe Hornet was commissioned on 20 Oct. 1941 and was sunk at the battle of Santa Cruz Islands on 26 Oct. 1942. This is 1 year and 6 days.

The other ships had also very short service life. The Wasp seved 1 year and 5 months until sunk. The Princeton served 1 year and 8 months until sunk. The Franklin served 3 years and 1 months until decommissioned in 1947.
10. How many ships were in the light carrier Independence class?

Answer: 9

These were the CVL-22 to CVL-30 commissioned during 1943.
Source: Author ABW

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