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Quiz about Cancelled Battleship Units 19151945

Cancelled Battleship Units 1915-1945 Quiz

With a few exceptions, battleships were built as units of a class of two or more ships of the same design. However, some of the ship classes were not completed for various reasons. How much do you know about these ships?

A multiple-choice quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Reamar42

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,328

Updated
Mar 07 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Ottoman Empire lacked the shipyards to build large vessels such as battleships, and ordered them from foreign yards. The three ship "Resadiye" class was ordered from Britain in 1911. How many were completed? Hint

All three

One

None

Two

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Question 2 of 10

2. The last class of battleships built by the Imperial German Navy were the "Bayern" class. Two ships were completed; how many were cancelled? Hint

One

Two

Three

Four

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Question 3 of 10

3. The first British battleships to carry 15-inch guns were the "Queen Elizabeth" class of 1915. A total of five ships were completed; how many were cancelled? Hint

None

Two

One

Three

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another British battleship class that was not completed was the "Revenge" class of 1916. How many units of this class were cancelled?
Hint

Four

Two

One

Five

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Washington Treaty of 1922 limited the number of battleships allowed per signatory country. The U.S. "Colorado" class were still building; how many ships were cancelled due to the treaty? Hint

Six

Two

One

Four

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Washington Naval Treaty was signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan in 1922. One provision of the treaty suspended all battleship construction until what year? Hint

1927

1942

1937

1932

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Question 7 of 10

7. The French "Richelieu" class of 1936 originally consisted of how many ships? Hint

Two

Three

Five

Four

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Italian "Littorio" class of battleships consisted of four units. How many were completed before the end of World War II? Hint

Three

One

Two

None

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Question 9 of 10

9. The mighty Japanese " Yamato" class, the largest battleships ever built, was originally planned as a class of five ships. Two unnamed units were never completed. The third unit was completed as an aircraft carrier. What was her name? Hint

Tokyo

Shinano

Kyoto

Okinawa

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last class of battleships built by the United States were the "Iowa" class. How many units of the class were cancelled? Hint

Two

One

Three

Four

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Answer: One

The Ottomans contracted with Britain to build their first dreadnought battleship class. The "Resadiye" was completed in 1914, but, with World War I looming, she was seized and served with the Royal Navy as HMS "Erin". Her planned sister ships "Reshad I Hamiss" and "Fatih Sultan Mehmed" were never built.

2. The last class of battleships built by the Imperial German Navy were the "Bayern" class. Two ships were completed; how many were cancelled?

Answer: Two

The "Bayern" class ships were the largest battleships built by the Imperial German Navy. The class displaced 28,000 tons and carried eight 15-inch guns. "Bayern" and "Baden" were completed before the end of World War I, while "Aachen" and "Wurttemburg" were cancelled in 1918.

3. The first British battleships to carry 15-inch guns were the "Queen Elizabeth" class of 1915. A total of five ships were completed; how many were cancelled?

Answer: One

The sixth ship of the class, HMS "Agincourt", was cancelled in 1914 as the Royal Navy sought to build cheaper ships due to the enormous costs of World War I.

4. Another British battleship class that was not completed was the "Revenge" class of 1916. How many units of this class were cancelled?

Answer: One

The "Revenge" or "R" class battleships were smaller, slower versions of the "Queen Elizabeths". They carried the same armament of eight 15-inch guns on a displacement of 29,600 tons. The cancelled unit was to be named "Resistance".

5. The Washington Treaty of 1922 limited the number of battleships allowed per signatory country. The U.S. "Colorado" class were still building; how many ships were cancelled due to the treaty?

Answer: One

The fourth ship of the "Colorado" class, USS "Washington", was some 80% complete when she had to be scrapped due to the treaty. She was sunk as a target in 1923.

6. The Washington Naval Treaty was signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan in 1922. One provision of the treaty suspended all battleship construction until what year?

Answer: 1932

The Washington Treaty, and the subsequent London Treaty of 1930, were agreements that limited battleship construction, size, and armament. The treaty was rendered moot by the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

7. The French "Richelieu" class of 1936 originally consisted of how many ships?

Answer: Four

The French "Richelieu" and "Jean Bart" were the only two units completed out of a class of four ships. Work was suspended on "Gascogne" and "Clemenceau" when the Germans overran France in 1940.

8. The Italian "Littorio" class of battleships consisted of four units. How many were completed before the end of World War II?

Answer: Three

The "Littorio" class of 1938 carried eight 15 inch guns on a displacement of 41,000 tons. The fourth ship of the class, "Impero", was incomplete as of the Italian surrender of 1943. The hull was scrapped in 1948.

Answer: Shinano

The "Shinano" was re-designed as an aircraft carrier after the enormous Japanese losses at Midway. While on her way to final fitting out for action, "Shinano" was sunk by the American submarine "Archerfish" on November 29, 1944.

10. The last class of battleships built by the United States were the "Iowa" class. How many units of the class were cancelled?

Answer: Two

The six "Iowa" class ships were the largest battleships built by the U.S. Navy, displacing 48,000 tons and armed with nine 16-inch guns. The "Iowa", "New Jersey", Wisconsin", and "Missouri " served on and off until the 1990s. All four ships are now museums. The cancelled ships were the "Kentucky" and "Illinois".

Source: Author Reamar42

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