Naval Questions part 16

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Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

Questions

151 What was the date of the Battle of Taranto?

152 Which battleship was the flagship at the Second Battle of Narvik?

153 What is the difference between a magnetic and acoustic mine?

154 "Everything on top and nothing handy, like a ____________ _____". What are the two missing words?

155 Which was the first entirely oil-burning battleship?

156 How many Anglo_Dutch wars were there?

157 What does a seaman call his spoon?

158 What is the naval meaning of "handsomely"?

159 What toast is drunk in Ward Rooms on Saturday nights?

160 At which battle did Nelson turn the blind eye to his superior officer's signal?

Answers next Sunday.

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I'll get the ball rolling:

151. 11th November 1940
152. Warspite
160. Copenhagen

 

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153_ how the mines are triggered - magnetic - having a large steel object near(a ships hull) and acoustic - by the sound of a ships engines near.

154 midshipman's chest.

155 HMS Queen Elizabeth

157 - mess traps

158 - having a pleasing, impressive or dignified appearance.

 

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Answers

Answers-

151 Armistice Day 1940.

152 HMS Warspite.

153 A magnetic mine is detonated by a magnetic needle which becomes active when a large mass of iron passes into its field; an acoustic mine is actuated by the underwater sound emitted by the passage of a ship through the water.

154 A midshipman's chest.

155 HMS Queen Elizabeth.

156 Three.

157 A gibby.

158 Slowly.

159 "Sweethearts and Wives".

160 Copenhagen.

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