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Modern Royal Navy Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the modern British Navy.

A multiple-choice quiz by jez_mcgad. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jez_mcgad

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,867

Updated
Jul 03 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
814

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the type 23 frigate also known as? Hint

Lord class

Earl class

Knight class

Duke class

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of the following is not a weapon installed on a Type 42 class destroyer? Hint

British Aerospace Sea Dart

20 mm Vulcan Phalanx cannon

Vickers 114 mm cannon

McDonnell Douglas Harpoon

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Question 3 of 15

3. The Royal Navy has nuclear powered vessels.

True

False

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which class of British warship is noticeably split into three different 'blocks' of super-structure? Hint

Type 42

Type 23

Type 22

Type 43

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the following is a dedicated minesweeping class? Hint

Island

Castle

Archer

Hunt

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Question 6 of 15

6. How many tonnes of sea water does an Invincible class vessel displace?

Answer: (One number, no commas)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of the following is the odd one out? Hint

Portland

St. Albans

Chatham

Montrose

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of the following is a defining feature of a type 42 batch 3 class destroyer, as opposed to a batch 1 or 2? Hint

Shorter forcastle

Hull strengthening beams on each side

Harpoon SSM quad launchers

Modified to handle Merlin helicopter

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many ballistic missiles can a Vanguard class carry? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. What company originally manufactured the Spearfish torpedo for British submarines? Hint

GEC-Marconi

Lockheed

Gould

ECAN

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Question 11 of 15

11. The new Albion class assault vessels have a platform and hangar facilities for helicopters.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which naval station is responsible for arming all submarines?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. What name is being given to the second Type 45 destroyer?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. The Royal Navy launched the RMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in 2014.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which Royal Naval base is said to be the largest in western Europe? Hint

Liverpool

Portsmouth

Devonport

Clyde

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the type 23 frigate also known as?

Answer: Duke class

There are 16 Duke class frigates in service.

2. Which of the following is not a weapon installed on a Type 42 class destroyer?

Answer: McDonnell Douglas Harpoon

Type 42 destroyers are not armed with any anti-ship missiles.

3. The Royal Navy has nuclear powered vessels.

Answer: True

Trafalgar, Swiftsure and Vanguard class submarines are all nuclear powered.

4. Which class of British warship is noticeably split into three different 'blocks' of super-structure?

Answer: Type 23

Having three different sections makes it easier to seal off parts off the ship, in case of fire or flooding.

5. Which of the following is a dedicated minesweeping class?

Answer: Hunt

Hunt and Sandown class MCM vessels perform minesweeping duties for the fleet.

6. How many tonnes of sea water does an Invincible class vessel displace?

Answer: 20600

HMS Ocean is slightly larger, at 21,758 tonnes displacement.

7. Which of the following is the odd one out?

Answer: Chatham

They are all names of Type 23 class frigates, apart from 'Chatham' which is a Type 22 frigate.

8. Which of the following is a defining feature of a type 42 batch 3 class destroyer, as opposed to a batch 1 or 2?

Answer: Hull strengthening beams on each side

Batch 3s have strengthening ribs, and a longer forcastle than the first two batches, making it noticeable bigger.

9. How many ballistic missiles can a Vanguard class carry?

Answer: 16

It carries the American Lockheed Trident D5 missile.

10. What company originally manufactured the Spearfish torpedo for British submarines?

Answer: GEC-Marconi

Marconi made the Tigerfish and Spearfish torpedoes along with other newer technological weapons with the Royal Navy. In 1999, its defence
division, Marconi Electronic Systems, completed a merger with British Aerospace and was renamed BAE Systems.

11. The new Albion class assault vessels have a platform and hangar facilities for helicopters.

Answer: False

Albion and her sister ship Bulwark will have only platform facilities for 3 Merlin rotary wing aircraft.

12. Which naval station is responsible for arming all submarines?

Answer: Coulport

RNAD Coulport is about six miles from HMNB Clyde, Faslane, Scotland.

13. What name is being given to the second Type 45 destroyer?

Answer: Dauntless

HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless and HMS Diamond will be the first three Type 45 class destroyers.

14. The Royal Navy launched the RMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in 2014.

Answer: True

The HMS Queen Elizabeth was launched in 2014 and is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and is one of the largest and most advanced warships ever built for the Royal Navy.

15. Which Royal Naval base is said to be the largest in western Europe?

Answer: Devonport

A total of 24 vessels are based at HMNB Devonport.

Source: Author jez_mcgad

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