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