Naval Questions part 3

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The next 10. Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

21 How many Sea Lords are there on the Board of Admiralty?

22 What rank is a "Two-and-a-half-striper"?

23 Is it correct to talk of "portholes" in a HM ship?

24 What is the slang term for the Royal Navy?

25 What is a 'capital' ship?

26 Coastal Command comes under the authority of-

a The Air Ministry.
b Combined Operations.
c The Admiralty.

27 What class of ship is called after flowers?

28 What is the difference between the First Lord of the Admiralty and the First Sea Lord?

29 What rank in the W.R.N.S. is equivalent to that of a Sub Lieutenant?

30 What flag does a Rear Admiral fly?


regards Collin

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22 Lt. Commander

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25 - vessels over 20,000 tons
26 - a
27 -Corvettes
29 - 3rd officer

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21. Three
22. Lieutenant Commander
23. No!
24 'The Andrew' Don't know why, most of my knowledge has come form reading Douglas Reeman
26. At what point? I'm going to say b.
27. Corvettes
30. St Georges Cross with a red ball in the upper and lower left quadrants

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28 - First Sea Lord = "professional" head of RN" = sailor
First Lord of Admiralty = "political" head of the RN

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Answers.

21 Five.

22 Lt Commander.

23 No, scuttles.

24 Andrew Miller (after a zealous officer who worked the pressgang).

25 A battleship or battle-cruiser.

26 The Admiralty.

27 Corvettes.

28 The First Lord is a Cabinet Minister, The First Sea Lord is an Admiral, and Chief of Naval Staff.

29 Third Officer.

30 The St. George's Cross on a white ground, with red balls in the upper and lower cantons.



regards Collin