Sea Captain

A ship which carries the commander of a fleet is known as what?

Flagship

During the Cuban revolt against Spain, what US battleship sunk in the Havana Harbour?

USS Maine

How many kilometers per hour is one knot? 

1.852

How many masts did the warship Vasa have? 

3

On which side of the boat is there a red light? 

Port

Singer Gordon Lightfoot has a legendary song about a wrecked ship. What ship is the song about?

Edmund Fitzgerald

The Empire of Japan surrendered upon which US battleship to end World War II?

USS Missouri

The prefix S.S. is often used before a ship's name, what does it stand for? 

Steam Ship

What does it take to become a sea captain? 

A master mariner and a master's certificate

What frigate was the USS Virginia built upon?

USS Merrimack

Which frigate was converted into the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War?

USS Merrimack

What is the definition of a Nautical mile? 

1852 meters

What is the name of the canal that cuts through the area where North and South America meet?

Panama

What is the oldest floating naval vessel in the United States?

USS Constitution

What type of ship was the predominant battleship of the early 20th century?

Dreadnought

What was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Union Navy during the Civil War?

USS Monitor

What was the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy?

HMS Hood

What was the name of the captain in the 1851 novel “Moby Dick”?

Ahab

What was the name of the captain of the Titanic? 

Edward John Smith

What were German submarines initially known as?

U-boats

What year did the ship RMS Titanic sink? 

1912

What's the definition of a ship? 

More than 12 meters in length and wider than 4 meters

Which of these is the name of a submarine used by the Confederacy during the American Civil War?

H.L. Hunley

Which of these ships served as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar?

HMS Victory

Which of these ships was not used by Christopher Columbus when coming to America?

Mina

Which of these ships was purchased by the British to complete a botanical mission?

HMAV Bounty

Which of these U.S. battleships can be found at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

USS Arizona

Which of these was an aircraft carrier for the Royal Navy during World War II?

HMS Ark Royal