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Naval Warship Museums Trivia Quiz

With scores of warships on display around the world, here's your chance to test your knowledge of them!

A multiple-choice quiz by Massachusetts32. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Massachusetts32

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,213

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

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1059

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Question 1 of 20

1. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is on display where? Hint

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

New London, Connecticut

Groton, Connecticut

New York, New York

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the last pre-dreadnought battleship in existence? Hint

Texas

Mikasa

Oregon

Nagato

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which class of heavy cruisers is the only one in the world to still have existing ships? Hint

County (UK)

Des Moines (USA)

Baltimore (USA)

Albany (USA)

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which one of these cities does not have an aircraft carrier museum? Hint

Alameda, California

Corpus Christi, Texas

Seattle, Washington

New York, New York

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which LST was sailed from Greece to Mobile, Alabama in 2001? Hint

LST-95

LST-325

LST-1150

LST-393

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is the last surviving ship from the Battle of Jutland? Hint

HMS Queen Mary

HMS Belfast

HMS Caroline

HMS Warspite

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Question 7 of 20

7. Only one Flower class corvette exists today, HMCS Sackville. In what city is she on display? Hint

Toronto, Ontario

Sackville, New Brunswick

Victoria, British Columbia

Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Question 8 of 20

8. This destroyer is on display in Bremerton, Washington, and was involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Hint

Maddox

Charles F. Adams

Mullinnix

Turner Joy

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Question 9 of 20

9. This destroyer took four kaimakaze and five bomb hits in one day, and is now a museum in South Carolina. What is the name of this destroyer? Hint

USS Abner Read

USS Laffey

USS The Sullivans

USS Kidd

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which kind of ship is not on display at Battleship Cove in Massachusetts? Hint

Motor torpedo boat

Destroyer escort

Submarine

Missile corvette

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Question 11 of 20

11. What kind of ship is on display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City? Hint

Nuclear submarine

Destroyer escort

Guided missile submarine

Cruiser

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Question 12 of 20

12. In which state is USS Wisconsin a museum? Hint

Virginia

Wisconsin

New Jersey

Washington

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Question 13 of 20

13. What title does the cruiser USS Olympia hold? Hint

The only existing American World War I ship

The oldest American steel warship afloat

The last existing protected cruiser in the world

The oldest commissioned steel warship in America

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Question 14 of 20

14. The world's oldest warship still in commission is? Hint

USS Constitution

HMS Victory

USS Constellation

HMS Victoria

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which type of warship can be most commonly found as museums in America? Hint

Landing craft, tanks

Destroyers

Submarines

Motor torpedo (PT) boats

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which one of these museum battleships was built in the state for which she was named? Hint

USS New Jersey

USS Massachusetts

USS Alabama

USS Texas

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Question 17 of 20

17. Although originally sold for scrap, how did the USS Hornet (CV-12) become a museum? Hint

The USS Hornet is not a museum; she was scrapped

The scrappers sold her to the museum at 10% above scrap value

The scrappers defaulted; US Navy donated her

The navy decided not to sell her for scrap after all

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which liberty ship took part in the invasion of Normandy, and still exists? Hint

Red Oak Victory

John W. Brown

Jeremiah O'Brien

Lane Victory

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Question 19 of 20

19. Two German midget submarines, "Seehunds", exist in America. Where are they? Hint

New Jersey, Texas

Massachusetts, Connecticut

California, Texas

Massachusetts, New Jersey

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Question 20 of 20

20. This vessel was Rear Admiral Wake-Walker's flagship during the evacuation of Dunkirk. Hint

HMS Cavalier

HMS Norfolk

MTB-102

HMS Belfast

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is on display where?

Answer: Groton, Connecticut

The Nautilus was the first nuclear powered warship and the first vessel to reach the North Pole.

2. What is the last pre-dreadnought battleship in existence?

Answer: Mikasa

Hero of the Russo-Japanese War, the Mikasa has been on display in Japan since the 1920's.

3. Which class of heavy cruisers is the only one in the world to still have existing ships?

Answer: Des Moines (USA)

USS Des Moines is currently at the former Philadelphia Naval Yard, and USS Salem is a museum in Quincy, Massachusetts.

4. Which one of these cities does not have an aircraft carrier museum?

Answer: Seattle, Washington

No carrier museums in Washington, although the Ranger and Independence are in reserve in Bremerton.

5. Which LST was sailed from Greece to Mobile, Alabama in 2001?

Answer: LST-325

The LST-325 was donated by Greece, and sailed under her own power with her old crew on board to Alabama.

6. What is the last surviving ship from the Battle of Jutland?

Answer: HMS Caroline

The light cruiser Caroline is the sole survivor of one of history's greatest naval battles. She is currently in commission as a depot ship, but there are plans to open her as a museum next to the HMS Warrior.

7. Only one Flower class corvette exists today, HMCS Sackville. In what city is she on display?

Answer: Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Sackville is one of only two surviving Canadian warships of the World War II time period, with the other being HMCS Haida, now anchored in Hamilton.

8. This destroyer is on display in Bremerton, Washington, and was involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

Answer: Turner Joy

The Gulf of Tonkin incident eventually led to the start of American involvement in the Veitnam War. Although the Maddox did participate in the Gulf of Tonkin incident, she has since been scrapped.

9. This destroyer took four kaimakaze and five bomb hits in one day, and is now a museum in South Carolina. What is the name of this destroyer?

Answer: USS Laffey

This was the greatest amount of damage ever survived by any American warship.

10. Which kind of ship is not on display at Battleship Cove in Massachusetts?

Answer: Destroyer escort

Battleship Cove is the world's largest collection of historic warships. Their fleet includes the battleship Massachusetts, submarine Lionfish, destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the Soviet missile corvette Hiddensee,an LCM, a Japanese suicide boat, PT-617, and PT-796.

11. What kind of ship is on display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City?

Answer: Guided missile submarine

The Intrepid also has a sizeable fleet, with the aircraft carrier Intrepid, guided missile submarine Growler, and the destroyer Edson.

12. In which state is USS Wisconsin a museum?

Answer: Virginia

Although still in reserve, the outer decks of the Wisconsin are open to the public.

13. What title does the cruiser USS Olympia hold?

Answer: The oldest American steel warship afloat

The Olympia is also the last surviving ship of the Spanish-American War, and Admiral Dewey's flagship at Manila Bay.

14. The world's oldest warship still in commission is?

Answer: HMS Victory

The Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world; the Victory - Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) is permanently drydocked.

15. Which type of warship can be most commonly found as museums in America?

Answer: Submarines

Almost all of the submarines are World War II era Gato/Balao submarines.

16. Which one of these museum battleships was built in the state for which she was named?

Answer: USS Massachusetts

The New Jersey was built in Philadelphia, but during her launch she slid completely across the river and wasbeached on the other side, which happened to be New Jersey! She is nowon display only a few miles from this spot.

17. Although originally sold for scrap, how did the USS Hornet (CV-12) become a museum?

Answer: The scrappers defaulted; US Navy donated her

The Hornet is a museum in Alameda, California

18. Which liberty ship took part in the invasion of Normandy, and still exists?

Answer: Jeremiah O'Brien

The Jeremiah O'Brien is the last existing unaltered liberty ship. The Lane and Red Oak Victory were both victory ships, and both still exist as museums.

19. Two German midget submarines, "Seehunds", exist in America. Where are they?

Answer: Massachusetts, New Jersey

There are about 20 German midget submarines still in existence.

20. This vessel was Rear Admiral Wake-Walker's flagship during the evacuation of Dunkirk.

Answer: MTB-102

The motor torpedo boat was the third to last boat to leave Dunkirk, and still returns there every five years.

Source: Author Massachusetts32

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