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USS Niagara (PG-52) - Quiz
USS Niagara PG
  • 1. On what date did the USS Niagara depart Tulagi?
A) 22 June
B) 25 May
C) 23 May
D) 22 May
  • 2. What kind of aircraft attacked the Niagara on the morning of 23 May?
A) Japanese twin-engined monoplane
B) German dive bomber
C) Japanese fighter plane
D) American patrol bomber
  • 3. How many bombs were dropped during the initial attack on the morning of 23 May?
A) Twelve
B) Six
C) Two
D) Four
  • 4. What part of the ship was damaged by the first set of near-misses?
A) Propeller
B) Sound gear
C) Radar antenna
D) Radio mast
  • 5. How large was the hole that allowed water to flood the Niagara?
A) 6 inches
B) 20 inches
C) 30 inches
D) 14 inches
  • 6. How many minutes after the attack were main engine and steering control restored?
A) 15 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 1 minute
D) 7 minutes
  • 7. Why was the order to abandon ship given?
A) Engine room fire
B) Danger of gasoline tank explosion
C) Loss of all ammunition
D) Ship was sinking too fast
  • 8. How many crew members were killed or seriously wounded?
A) Twenty
B) Zero
C) Thirteen
D) One
  • 9. What vessel launched a torpedo to sink the Niagara?
A) Tulagi patrol boat
B) USS Niagara
C) PT-147
D) PT-146
  • 10. How high was the sheet of flame when the Niagara exploded?
A) 50 feet
B) 500 feet
C) 300 feet
D) 100 feet
  • 11. How many battle stars did the USS Niagara receive for WWII service?
A) Two
B) One
C) Zero
D) Three
  • 12. Where did the motor torpedo boats take the crew after the sinking?
A) New Guinea
B) Australia
C) Tulagi
D) Pearl Harbor
  • 13. What was the original name of the ship before it became the USS Niagara?
A) HMNZS Moa
B) Motor Torpedo Boat
C) Hi-Esmaro
D) Bath Iron Works
  • 14. In what year was the ship originally laid down?
A) 1929
B) 1928
C) 1940
D) 1941
  • 15. Who was the previous owner of the ship before the US Navy purchased it?
A) Mrs. Hiram Edward Manville
B) The New York Navy Yard
C) The Government of New Zealand
D) Bath Iron Works
  • 16. On what date was the ship renamed Niagara?
A) 12 November 1940
B) 31 October 1940
C) 16 October 1940
D) 20 January 1941
  • 17. What was the ship's final designation before being reclassified as a patrol gunboat?
A) PG-52
B) CMc-2
C) AGP-1
D) AM-26
  • 18. Where was the ship converted to a coastal minelayer?
A) Guantanamo Bay
B) Pearl Harbor
C) New York Navy Yard
D) Bath Iron Works
  • 19. In what year did the USS Niagara commission?
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1939
  • 20. What was the USS Niagara's designation when she was reclassified on 13 January 1943?
A) AGP-1
B) AM-26
C) PG-52
D) CMc-2
  • 21. What type of ship was the HMNZS Moa?
A) Motor torpedo boat tender
B) Coastal minelayer
C) Corvette
D) Patrol gunboat
  • 22. Which ship was tied up outboard to the USS Niagara during the attack on 7 April?
A) Rail
B) Pensacola
C) Hi-Esmaro
D) HMNZS Moa
  • 23. Approximately how many planes raided the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area on 7 April?
A) 25
B) 150
C) 177
D) 9
  • 24. The USS Niagara was the Navy's first ship of which type?
A) Patrol gunboat
B) Coastal minelayer
C) Steel-hulled civilian yacht
D) Motor torpedo boat tender
  • 25. Where did the USS Niagara arrive on 17 January 1943?
A) Nouméa, New Caledonia
B) Tulagi, Solomon Islands
C) San Diego, California
D) Newport, Rhode Island
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