Ships of WW I and WW II Trivia Quiz

Answer: USS Johnston & USS Hoel & USS Samuel B. Roberts

USS Johnston, USS Hoel and the escort destroyer USS Samuel B Roberts were sunk during the Battle of Samar when they try to defend a US escort carrier group against a Japanese battleship and cruiser force.

Answer: SMS Luetzow

SMS Luetzow was badly damaged during the battle. It received more then 20 hits from heavy shells and several torpedo hits. During the night, flooding forward became so serious that she hat to be sunk by a German torpedo boat. Though SMS Derfflinger and Seydlitz also suffered heavy damage (SMS Seydlitz had more than 5,000t of water in the forward part of the hull) they both managed to reach Wilhelmshaven.

Answer: HMS Hampshire

HMS Hampshire was sunk by a German submarine west of the Orkney Islands on the same day. Lord Kitchener and 643 seamen were killed.

Answer: HMS Good Hope & HMS Monmouth

HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were sunk by the German armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the Battle of Coronel. No survivors were found. HMS Cressey and Aboukir were sunk by a German subarine in 1914. HMS Defence and Warrior were sunk during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. HMS Cornwall and Kent took part in the Battle of the Falklands in December 1914.

Answer: Bluecher

The German heavy cruiser Bluecher was sunk in April 1940 while trying to enter the Oslo Fjord. It was hit by several shells from coastal artillery and finally sunk by a torpedo hit.

Answer: SMS König Albert

SMS König Albert didn't take part in the Battle of Jutland.

Answer: False

HMS Glorious was intercepted in Norwegian Waters by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau while returning to Scapa Flow. HMS Glorious and its escort destroyers HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta were sunk in a short firefight.

Answer: 14 x 12in

HMS Agincourt was originally designed for the Brazilian Navy but sold before completition. Bought by Turkey and taken over by the Royal Navy in August 1914. She had a main armament of fourteen 12in guns.

Answer: False

It was the the HMAS Sydney that was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in the Indian Ocean. Both ships sank. There were no survivors from the Sydney and only a few from the Kormoran.

Answer: Admiral Scheer

Admiral Graf Spee was the Commander of the German East Asia cruiser squadron. Admiral Hipper was in command of the German "Erste Aufklärungsgruppe" (the First Scouting Group). Admiral Souchon was in command of the German Mediterranean squadron.