Naval Questions part 36

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Remember, these questions were composed between 1940 and 1945.

Questions

351 What is the nickname of the Flag Lieutenant?

352 What significance has the word "flannel" in naval idiom?

353 What is the opposite of a straggler in a convoy?

354 What is the last instruction from the bridge to the engine-room when a ship has entered harbour.

355 Who was the author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History ?

356 The Fleet which destroyed the Armada numbered 196: how many of these belonged to the Crown?

357 Which was the first sea-going vessel to be driven by a screw.

358 Who said "Only numbers can annihilate"?

359 What does "a black dog for a white monkey" signify?

360 What is the difference between the responsibilities of the Commodore of a convoy and those of the Senior Officer, Escort?

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351 "Flags"

352 Insincerity

353 "Romper"

354 "Finished with engines"

355 Alfred Thayer Mahan

357 Fulton's "Nautilus"?

358 Ummm. Sounds like Nelson

359 A fair exchange

360 The Commodore is responsible for the conduct and good order of the merchant ships, the SO Escort is responsible for the defence of the convoy.

 

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Answers

Answers

351 "Flags".

352 The equivalent of "shooting a line".

353 A romper.

354 "Finished with main engines".

355 Capt A.T. Mahan, USN.

356 Thirty-three. The remainder were merchant vessels.

357 The Archimedes (1839).

358 Lord Nelson.

359 A fair exchange.

360 The Commodore is responsible for the navigation of the convoy, the S.O.E. for its protection.

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