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Quiz about HMS Ark Royal Hermes and Illustrious etc
Quiz about HMS Ark Royal Hermes and Illustrious etc

HMS Ark Royal, Hermes and Illustrious, etc. Quiz


A short quiz about Royal Navy aircraft carriers in WWII.

A multiple-choice quiz by deadmeat. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
deadmeat
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
146,166
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1038
Last 3 plays: Guest 142 (5/10), Guest 92 (7/10), Guest 1 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was HMS Ark Royal, a 22,000-ton aircraft carrier built? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Ark Royal was the first Royal Navy Warship to bear this name.


Question 3 of 10
3. HMS Ark Royal spent all of her active wartime career in the Mediterranean.


Question 4 of 10
4. HMS Ark Royal was involved in the pursuit / attack and sinking of the famous German Battleship Bismarck, which force was she part of ? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What fate befell HMS Ark Royal in November 1941? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. HMS Hermes was the first purpose built aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy. What fate befell her in April 1942? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Swordfish from which Royal Navy aircraft carrier attacked the Italian Naval base at Taranto, in November 1940 ? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What fate befell HMS Courageous in September 1939? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A modified Illustrious Class, HMS Indomitable, was sunk by Japanese a kamikaze attack on 4th May 1945.


Question 10 of 10
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. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was HMS Ark Royal, a 22,000-ton aircraft carrier built?

Answer: Birkenhead

HMS Ark Royal was completed in November 1938.
2. The Ark Royal was the first Royal Navy Warship to bear this name.

Answer: False

The first Ark Royal was built for Sir Walter Raleigh. The 690 ton, 38 gun ship was purchased by the Crown and became the flagship of the Lord High Admiral, Howard of Effingham. The ship saw action in July 1588 during the Spanish Armada and eight years later in Cadiz.
3. HMS Ark Royal spent all of her active wartime career in the Mediterranean.

Answer: False

HMS Ark Royal was involved is actions in both the North and South Atlantic against, German battleships Bismarck, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
4. HMS Ark Royal was involved in the pursuit / attack and sinking of the famous German Battleship Bismarck, which force was she part of ?

Answer: H

On 26 May 1941, the Ark Royal and Force H left Gibraltar to intercept the Bismarck and Prince Eugen. Her torpedo planes hit the Bismarck, making the enemy battleship virtually unmaneuverable and allowing other British warships to close and sink her.
5. What fate befell HMS Ark Royal in November 1941?

Answer: Sunk by the German submarine U-81

On 13 November 1941, returning from an aircraft ferrying operation to Malta, the Ark Royal was torpedoed by U-81 30 miles from Gibraltar. Although she was taken in tow, the flooding could not be controlled and the following day she sank, 14 hours after being hit. Only one rating was lost of her complement of nearly 1,600.
6. HMS Hermes was the first purpose built aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy. What fate befell her in April 1942?

Answer: Sunk by Japanese carrier bomber attacks

The Hermes left the naval base of Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), escorted by the Australian destroyer Vampire, and while sailing south and 20 miles off Batticaloa on the east shore, the ships were attacked by carrier borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before and were now attacking the naval base. Around seventy bombers were sent to dispatch the Hermes which sank within ten minutes, followed by the Vampire shortly after. Of the complement on the Hermes , nineteen officers and 283 ratings died. On the Vampire, nine men lost their lives.
7. Swordfish from which Royal Navy aircraft carrier attacked the Italian Naval base at Taranto, in November 1940 ?

Answer: HMS Illustrious

The fourth HMS Illustrious was one of the most distinguished ships of the Second World War. On 11 November 1940, twenty Swordfish aircraft attacked the Italian Naval Base at Taranto. They inflicted severe damage on the Italian Fleet and helped to tip the balance of Mediterranean Sea power in favour of the Allies. She also later
supported the US landings at Okinawa.
8. What fate befell HMS Courageous in September 1939?

Answer: Sunk by German submarine U-29

HMS Courageous accompanied by HMS Ark Royal and HMS Hermes, was sunk by German submarine U-29 (Kptlt. Otto Schuhart) while on anti-submarine duty 350 miles west of Land's End. A total of 576 men died in this tragedy, the first Royal Navy ship sunk in the war. Lost were 514 navy men, 26 Fleet Air Arm men and 36 RAF servicing crew.

The carrier sank in about fifteen minutes after being hit by two torpedoes from a salvo of three fired from the U-boat. Captain Makeig-Jones stayed on the bridge and saluted the flag as the ship turned over and sank. All such patrols by aircraft carriers were stopped from then on.

The entire crew of the U-29 was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd. class, when the boat made it safely back to Wilhelmshaven, the first time this decoration was awarded to members of the U-boat service.

The U-29 almost survived the war and was scuttled on May 4, 1945.
9. A modified Illustrious Class, HMS Indomitable, was sunk by Japanese a kamikaze attack on 4th May 1945.

Answer: False

HMS Indomitable had an eventful career as a naval carrier, to say the least. On 12 August 1942, during Operation Pedestal, she suffered two direct hits and three near misses from bombs which disabled the ship and forced her out of action for six months.

After her return, she was hit by a U-boat on 16 July 1943. This blast ripped a hole in the hull, and caused severe flooding. She started heeling over to 12.5°, but was blessed with calm waters, so was saved. For the next 34 weeks she was out of action in the USA.

After this she joined British forces in the Pacific in July 1944. On 4 May 1945, she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze attack but went on to survive the rest of the war.
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.

Answer: HMS Formidable

Most of the purpose built Royal Navy aircraft carriers had sufficiently strong, thick steel decks to withstand even direct hits by kamikaze planes. HMS Formidable was reduced to reserve at Rosyth in March 1947 finally she was scrapped at Inverkeithing from November 1956.
Source: Author deadmeat

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