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