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Building a Submarine
written by:
DieZel
Learn more about the design, history and equipment of these amazing boats. Enjoy!
Question 1:
The periscope is a tube with prisms allowing a view to the surface. Which one of these classes of submarines doesn't have a periscope?
Seawolf class
Typhoon class
Virginia class
Gotland class
Question 2:
The first recorded military submarine was designed to attach explosive charges to ships in harbor and was called "Turtle". It was invented by David Bushnell in 1775 and was operated by this number of crewmen.
Three
At least five
Just one
Five
Question 3:
Some modern submarines have equipment capable of generating oxygen for their crew, by extracting it from water.
True
False
Question 4:
The design of modern submarines is called "teardrop hull" and is based on the hydrodynamic body of the whale. This was the first submarine to use a teardrop hull.
USS Alligator (1862)
USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)
USS Bonita (SSK-3)
Question 5:
Narcís Monturiol is credited for inventing the first mechanically powered submarine - "Ictineu II". It used steam for propulsion and was originally designed to do this.
Explore the sea bottom
Reconnoitre
Ease the harvest of corals
Sink enemy ships
Question 6:
SS submarines use diesel-electric propulsion. What kind of propulsion do SSN submarines utilize?
Steam
Diesel
Nuclear
Electric
Question 7:
The Trident II SSBNs are among the most dangerous and destructive submarines -- each one carries a destructive power more than nine times greater than all Allied ordnance dropped during World War II. What class of submarine is the Trident II?
Typhoon
Barbel
Ohio
George Washington
Question 8:
This science fiction book was published in 1870 by Jules Verne, and described a submarine more advanced than any other at that time.
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Nemo
Mechanical Beast
Underwater Ship
Question 9:
The "Kaiten" was one of the deadliest midget submarines used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
False
True
Question 10:
Stefan Drzewiecki was the creator of the first submarine built in series - in 1881, 50 units were built for the Russian government. What country was Drzewiecki from?
Russia
Poland
The United States
Georgia
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