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