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Understanding Cruisers: A Historical Quiz

Test your knowledge of cruisers and their historical significance in naval warfare with this engaging quiz.

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1 [2] During the 18th century the ________ became the preeminent type of cruiser.

2 The United States Navy has centered on the ________ since WWII.

3 The growing size and power of the armored cruiser resulted in the ________, larger than the armored cruiser with an armament similar to the revolutionary new dreadnought battleship, was the brainchild of British admiral Jackie Fisher.

4 Over the years, the nature and role of the cruiser has changed considerably, and today the cruiser has largely been replaced by ________ in its roles.

5 Other roles included ________, and cruisers were often attached to the battle fleet.

6 The ________'s aircraft-carrying Invincible-class vessels were originally designated 'through-deck cruisers', but have since been designated as small aircraft carriers.

7 The role of the cruiser, however, increasingly became one of providing ________ for a fleet, rather than independent cruiser warfare.

8 The torpedo cruiser (known in the ________ as the torpedo gunboat) was a smaller unarmored cruiser, which emerged in the 1880s-1890s.

9 The ________ of 1922 placed limits on the construction of ships with a displacement of 10,000 tons or more and an armament of greater than 8-inch (200 mm) calibre.

10 In the years since the launch of Ticonderoga in 1981 the class has received a number of upgrades that have dramatically improved their capabilities for ________ and land attack (using the Tomahawk missile).

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Kirov-class cruiser Molotov (pictured), named after politician and diplomat Vyacheslav Molotov, was the first Soviet ship to carry a radar.
  • the 12"/50 caliber Mark 8 gun, an American naval gun mounted on the Alaska-class cruisers, "was by far the most powerful weapon of its caliber ever placed in service".
  • the Spanish cruiser Baleares was commissioned into service without one of its four main turrets.
  • the cruiser SMS Bremse was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919, but was salvaged a decade later by Ernest Cox.
  • the Crown Colony-class cruiser HMS Jamaica (pictured) was nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast" because the North Koreans claimed that she had been sunk on three occasions.
  • Yuzuru Hiraga was a Japanese naval architect, noted for work on innovative warships such as the cruiser Yubari and Yamato for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
  • after being driven mad, some survivors of the Brazilian cruiser Bahia jumped off of their rafts and were eaten by sharks.
  • SBD Dauntless dive bombers sank four Japanese aircraft carriers and a cruiser during the Battle of Midway.
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