Ships Quiz

[AlZictorini]

Hello

Find below 8 further questions for the ships quiz master class:

Q1 Who’s’ motto is “Fight And Flourish”?

Q2 What did Nelson do to inspire Barnes Wallis?

Q3 With regards to guns and mountings, what does STAAG stand for?

Q4 Whilst Weymouth, Fowey & Hastings were under construction, their design was altered. They were completed as a different class of ship. What was this new class of ship called and what new names did the ships receive?

Q5 Jack Speak, what is a “Furious Palm tree”?

Q6 What is the item to the right of the picture below?

Q7 What do you do with a Loggerhead?

Q8 Which Lieutenant made the first British take off from a warship?

Please don't reply to this post. ALL ANSWERS TO ME IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE. Answers & Results to the quiz will be posted on Friday 11th Jan.

[AlZictorini]

Some good answers coming in but so far, not all correct or some un-answered. Keep trying folks.

[AlZictorini]

Q1 Who’s’ motto is “Fight And Flourish”? HMAS Perth.
Q2 What did Nelson do to inspire Barns Wallis? Bounce his cannon shot across water.
Q3 With regards to guns and mountings, what does STAAG stand for? Stabilised Tachymetric Anti-Aircraft Gun.
Q4 Whilst Weymouth, Fowey & Hastings were under construction, their design was altered. They were completed as a different class of ship. What was this new class of ship called and what new names did the ships receive? The Leander Class Frigate – Leander, Ajax & Dido.
Q5 Jack Speak, what is a “Furious Palm tree”? A Helicopter.
Q6 What is the item to the right of the picture below? A Seacat Missile & Launcher (see complete pic below)
Q7 What do you do with a Loggerhead? Seal the pitch in ships deck seams (Used also to settle arguments).
Q8 Which Lieutenant made the first British take off from a warship? Charles Samson

The winner with the most correct answers was John Brown with 6 out of 8. Good try by all the others.