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1. The first major naval battle of the 20th century occurred during the Russo-Japanese War. This battle was the last and also the decisive naval battle of this war. It was also the last of the pre-Dreadnought battleship naval battles.
2. A major naval engagement of the 20th century occured between German and British squadrons at the start of War World I. This action was between the German East Asiatic Squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral von Spee and the British West Indies Squadron under the command of Rear Admiral Craddock. This battle occured November 1, 1914 in the Pacific.
3. This naval engagement was conducted by the British to avenge the defeat of Craddock's squadron by von Spee's squadron. This battle was fought a little over a month later by a larger, more formidable British fleet commanded by Vice-Admiral Sturdee, against von Spee's East Asiatic Squadron. This battle was fought in the South Atlantic.
4. This battle was a major clash between battleships and battlecruisers of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet. This two day engagement cost the British more in capital ships, but the German fleet never ventured out of its protective harbor for the rest of the war. Britain gained control of the North Sea.
5. What was the name of the German commerce raider that was engaged in the Battle of the River Plate?
6. The German battleship Bismarck sunk the British battlecruiser Hood during the engagement at the Battle of Denmark Strait. Three days later the Bismarck was sunk by a superior force of British battleships. Who was the captain of the Bismarck?
7. The Battle of the South China Sea was a decisive victory for the Japanese. Britian lost two capital ships. These ships were sent by Churchill to aid in the defense of Singapore. What were the names of the two British ships sunk by aerial action by the Japanese on December 10, 1941.
8. A major engagement in May 1942, this was the first naval battle in which aircraft carriers were used and the first naval battle that neither side's ships sighted or fired directly on each other.
9. Which US aircraft carrier was lost at the Battle of Coral Sea?
10. What US carriers were engaged at the Battle of Midway?
11. At the Battle of Midway, the US lost one aircraft carrier to all the four Japanese carriers engaged. What was the name of US carrier sunk?
12. This naval engagement took place between the Imperial Japanese navy and Allied forces in August 1942. It was the first naval battle of the Guadalcanal campaign. It was a night action, one of the few battles where the engaged ships were in sight of each other and did not involve carriers. It was a Japanese victory.
13. The next naval engagement was also a part of the Guadalcanal campaign. Another attempt by the Japanese to dislodge the Allied forces on the island. This naval battle involved carriers and the forces were not in sight of each other again; like at Coral Sea and Midway. The US carrier Hornet was lost in this engagement. This action took place on October 26, 1942.
14. During the naval engagement of Leyte Gulf, one of the most heroic defensive actions was the 7th Fleet's three units of escort carriers and their screening destroyers and escorts, against Japan's Central Force, comprising of four battleships, including the Yamato. What where the famous call numbers of these three units?
15. What method of attacks did the Japanese use to sink the escort carrier USS St. Lo?
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