Statistics for Famous US Naval Ships

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  • This quiz has been taken 220 times
    (9 since last reset)
  • The average score is 9 of 17

Answer Stats

#HintAnswer% Correct
4Battleship sunk as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl HarborUSS Arizona
89%
1Built in 1797 in Boston and still there today, has never lost a battle, and is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the worldUSS Constitution
89%
17First of the old class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers still in service. Named for the commander of the US Pacific Fleet in WWIIUSS Nimitz
89%
15Sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Named for one of the two sites of the first engagements of the Revolutionary War. Nicknamed "Lady ___". Succeeded by an Essex-class carrier of the same nameUSS Lexington (CV-2)
78%
14Sunk at the Battle of Midway. Named for the last major land battle of the Revolutionary War. Succeeded by an Essex-class carrier of the same nameUSS Yorktown (CV-5)
78%
5The US Navy has ALWAYS had a ship bearing this name up until 2012 and is currently building a new one of the same class as #10USS Enterprise
67%
8Ship from which the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo was launchedUSS Hornet
56%
12This ship was sunk in Havana harbor, starting the Spanish-American warUSS Maine
56%
11The Japanese unconditionally surrendered, ending WWII, on the deck of this shipUSS Missouri
56%
13This ironclad fought against the CSS Merrimack/CSS Virginia at Hampton RoadsUSS Monitor
44%
9First of the new class of stealth destroyersUSS Zumwalt
44%
10First of the new class of aircraft carriersUSS Gerald R. Ford
33%
2John Paul Jones captained this ship, its name is inspired by a Benjamin Franklin book. A more recent ship bearing this name was damaged by arson and later scrappedUSS Bonhomme Richard
22%
7Captured by North Korea and is still commissionedUSS Pueblo
22%
6Sister ship to #1, many ships have bore this name. One resides in Baltimore today where the original 1797 one was builtUSS Constellation
11%
16Largest sailing ship built by the United States, burned during the Civil War to avoid being captured by the Confederacy. Rated to carry 130 gunsUSS Pennsylvania
11%
3Ship captured in a battle against the previous answer's ship and briefly served as Jones' new flagship after ship #2 sunk from battle damage. Another ship with this name was built during the Civil WarUSS Serapis
11%

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