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