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Quiz about A Little U S Navy Hodgepodge
Quiz about A Little U S Navy Hodgepodge

A Little U. S. Navy Hodgepodge Quiz


This quiz is about a single subject only in that all of the questions are about the U. S. Navy. Nothing before 1900 is used. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Jayman0755. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Jayman0755
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
205,363
Updated
Aug 01 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the official name of the Eagle class patrol craft PE-57, which was affectionately known to her crew as the "Pickle Boat"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the final resting place of Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Remember the PE-57? Who built it, and all of the other Eagle class patrol craft? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following ships was not named for Major Bailey, a Marine Corps Medal of Honor winner? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. At least two U.S. aircraft carriers have been named what? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following battleships was not sunk at Pearl Harbor? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Sailors on the USS Forrestal (CV-59) used to refer to her as the "FID". What does that acronym stand for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these submarines was lost in World War II? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these light cruisers was completed as another type of ship with another name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these minesweepers did not meet the fate listed with it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the official name of the Eagle class patrol craft PE-57, which was affectionately known to her crew as the "Pickle Boat"?

Answer: PE-57: patrol craft do not have names

My father-in-law and I both served in the Navy, he during World War II and I from the latter end of the Vietnam era to just past the Iran hostage crisis. His first ship was the "Pickle Boat", which was originally called "USS Eagle Boat No. 57" but later just PE-57. Like PT-109, a more famous and different type of patrol craft, PE-57 had no name, just a hull number.
2. What is the final resting place of Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd?

Answer: USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Rear Admiral Kidd was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions aboard his flagship, the USS Arizona, on December 7, 1941. Rear Admiral Kidd died on the bridge of the Arizona and, like the rest of the men who died onboard, his remains were not recovered.

His son, Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, Jr., is buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis.
3. Remember the PE-57? Who built it, and all of the other Eagle class patrol craft?

Answer: Ford Motor Company

Within five months of being awarded the contract to build the Eagle class, Henry Ford had the assembly plant ready to open, and the keel for the first of these craft was laid less than a year after the decision was made to build the class. Ford adapted the mass production techniques that had enabled him to build the Model T so inexpensively, and completed all 59 ships in just over one year.
4. Which of the following ships was not named for Major Bailey, a Marine Corps Medal of Honor winner?

Answer: USS Bailey (DD-492)

Major Kenneth D. Bailey won his Medal of Honor in World War II, long after the USS Bailey (DD-492) had been named. DD-492 and, before it, DD-269 were both named USS Bailey in honor of Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey, a hero of both the Mexican War and the Civil War. DE-552 was never completed.
5. At least two U.S. aircraft carriers have been named what?

Answer: U.S.S. Coral Sea

Two carriers have had the proud name of the old Coral Maru, which was my last ship. CV-42, the second of the Midway class carriers, was originally named Coral Sea, but was renamed USS Franklin D. Roosevelt prior to launching in honor of the then recently deceased president. USS Coral Sea, CV-43, was the third Midway class carrier, and served proudly for some 50 years before being scrapped.
6. Which of the following battleships was not sunk at Pearl Harbor?

Answer: USS Tennessee (BB-43)

All four battleships were at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. West Virginia and California were raised and repaired, and were finally decommissioned in 1947. Oklahoma was raised but was considered beyond repair, and sank under tow to be scrapped approximately 540 miles northeast of Pearl Harbor on May 17, 1947. Tennessee was pinned to the pier by Arizona and West Virginia.

Although damaged, she remained afloat and three days after the attack she left Pearl Harbor under her own power and steamed to Bremerton, Washington for repairs.
7. Sailors on the USS Forrestal (CV-59) used to refer to her as the "FID". What does that acronym stand for?

Answer: First In Defense, the ship's motto.

Although Forrestal did have frequent fires, was a very powerful fighting machine, and did, at least when I was on her, hold general quarters drills during meal times quite frequently (or so it seemed to hungry sailors), her nickname "FID" is for that proud ship's motto, "First In Defense".
8. Which of these submarines was lost in World War II?

Answer: USS Shark (SS-174)

Tne Shark was lost approximately February 11, 1942, and was presumed sunk near the Celebes Islands wirh all hands lost. The Skipjack was sunk as a target off the coast of California on August 11, 1948. The Spearfish was scrapped in 1947, and the Plunger was scrapped in 1957.
9. Which of these light cruisers was completed as another type of ship with another name?

Answer: USS Newark (CL-100)

During World War II, a number of ships that were laid down as light cruisers were converted into light aircraft carriers. Among them was the Newark, which saw service as the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30). The Des Moines predates World War II, having been scrapped in 1930.

The Helena was sunk at the Battle of Kula Gulf on July 6, 1943. The Astoria was scrapped in 1969, and the San Jacinto was scrapped in 1970.
10. Which of these minesweepers did not meet the fate listed with it?

Answer: USS Penguin (AM-33) - Sunk after hitting an iceberg near Adak, Alaska.

The Swallow's unfortunate meeting with Kanaga Island happened on February 19, 1938. The Tanager was sunk on May 4, 1942. The crew of the Finch abandoned her while she was sinking on April 10, 1942, but the Japanese salvaged her and she was sunk by the U. S. Navy while under the Japanese flag on January 12, 1945.

The Penguin was scuttled by her own crew in Agana Harbor, Guam on December 8, 1941 to prevent her from being captured by the Japanese.
Source: Author Jayman0755

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