Naval Questions part 17

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Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

Questions

161 What was "The Breeze at Spithead"?

162 What are "midshipman's nuts"?

163 Whence comes the expression "Washout"?

164 If someone told you that a minesweeper had got "all her knitting out", what would he mean?

165 What is the highest rank in the W.R.N.S.?

166 In what year was the convoy system introduced in the WW1?

167 What is DEMS?

168 What does white signify on the sleeves of a naval officer's uniform?

169 How far is a cables length?

170 When does an officer "do a perisher"?

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164. She had her sweeping cables deployed
165. Commandant, equivalent of a Rear-Admiral
168. Purser

 

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170. When he enters the Submarine Commanding Officers Course.

 

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Answers

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161 The naval mutiny in 1797.

162 Broken biscuits.

163 From the days when slates were used instead of the modern signal pads.

164 That she had her sweeps out.

165 Director.

166 1917.

167 Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship.

168 The Paymaster Branch.

169 200 yards.

170 When he does a periscope course.

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