Naval Questions part 23

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Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

Questions

221 Was the German claim to have sunk HMS Vernon true?

222 The naval complement of a minesweeper trawler is

A 15,
b 23,
c 31?

223 What is the approximate complement of a destroyer?

224 And of a battleship?

225 Which was the first ship to be destroyed by a mine in the present war?

226 If someone asked you to have "a cup of kay" at sea, what would he be offering you?

227 What is the naval equivalent of being "on the mat"?

228 A "two eyed steak" is-
a poached eggs on toast,
b a kipper,
c a Petty Officer?

229 When was the first naval aircraft combat of the war?

230 Who said, "Some occasions in our profession will justify, if not require, more hazard to be ventured than can be systematically defended by experience"?

Answers next Sunday.

regards Collin:ernae:

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To get the ball rolling

226. Cocoa or Hot chocolate laced with rum.

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221. No, although they did drop a few bombs on it. It's a shore establishment.

229. 26th Sept. 1939 when three Blackburn Skuas of 800 Sqn downed a Dornier Do18

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Whew.........

222 - 25 to 40 what class?

223 - 130 to 150 - what class?

224 - 1300 to 1600 what class?

227 - in the hammock sleeping

230 - Lord Howe

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Answers.

221 No, HMS Vernon is a shore establishment.

222 23.

223 150.

224 2000.

225 SS Magdepur, sunk off the east coast 11th September 1939.

226 A cup of cocoa.

227 "In the rattle".

228 A kipper.

229 26th September 1939, when a Skua from the Ark Royal shot down a Dornier flying boat over the North Sea.

230 Admiral Lord Howe.

Well done, some difficult ones there.

regards Collin:ernae: