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Pioneers of Submarine Design
  • 1. What was the name of David Bushnell's first submarine?
A) Plunger
B) Resilience
C) Nautilus
D) Turtle
  • 2. What year was the modern submarine USS Holland launched?
A) 1886
B) 1897
C) 1900
D) 1914
  • 3. Which inventor is known for the development of the 'Submarine Boat Company'?
A) Simon Lake
B) Charles Weymouth
C) Gustav Whitehead
D) John Philip Holland
  • 4. Which submarine design did Simon Lake promote?
A) The Coast Guard Submarine
B) The Lake Submarine
C) The Gillette Submarine
D) The Nautilus
  • 5. What kind of torpedoes did early submarines mostly utilize?
A) Nuclear torpedoes
B) Magnetic torpedoes
C) Depth charges
D) Self-propelled torpedoes
  • 6. What is the primary function of submarine ballast tanks?
A) To control buoyancy
B) To store weapons
C) To house the crew
D) To capture sonar
  • 7. In what decade did submarine design significantly advance with the introduction of nuclear power?
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1940s
  • 8. Which submarine was the first to be equipped with nuclear-powered propulsion?
A) USS Minneapolis
B) USS Seawolf
C) USS Nautilus
D) USS Virginia
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