Ship recognition

Question 1

Answer 1

HMS Victory

• Flagship of the First Sea Lord
• The oldest naval warship still in commission
• 104-gun first-rate ship
• Laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765

Question 2

Answer 2

Queen Elizabeth Class

• Aircraft carrier
• Can carry up to 60 aircraft
• Capacity of 1,600
• High speed of 25 knots

Question 3

Answer 3

Albion Class

Amphibious assault ships

• LPD (Landing Platform Dock)
• Goalkeeper system
• Close range guns
• 405 embarked military personnel, with a 710 at overload
• High speed of 18 knots

Question 4

Answer 4

HMS Albion

Question 5

Answer 5

Duke Class

• Anti submarine warfare frigate
• 4.5 MK 8 GUN
• Harpoon anti-ship missile system
• Vertical launch Seawolf anti-air missile system
• Sting ray anti-submarine torpedo tubes
• Merlin/Lynx helicopter
• Close range guns
• High speed of 28 knots

Question 6

Answer 6

Daring Class

• Anti Air Warfare Destroyer
• 30mm Gun
• 4.5 Gun
• Vertical Launch Seaviper System
• Harpoon Anti Ship Missile System
• Lynx Helicopter
• Close Range Guns
• High speed of 32 knots

Question 7

Answer 7

River class and Island Class

Patrol ship

Carries equipment for roles such as:

disaster relief

anti-pollution

fire-fighting

rescue work

interception of other vessels

Question 8

Answer 8

Hunt class and Sandown class

MCMVs

(Mine Counter-Measure Vessel)

Locate and destroy naval mines, combining the roles of minesweeper and minehunter

Question 9

Answer 9

Archer class

URNU

(University Royal Navy Unit)

Patrol and training ship

Question 10

Answer 10

RFA

(Royal Fleet Auxiliary)

Support the Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world

Commanded and crewed by civilians

Transports Army and Marine personnel

Primary role is to supply:

Fuel

Ammunition

supplies

Question 11

Answer 11

Bay class

(RFA)

Class of ship within the RFA

Dock landing ships

Question 12

Answer 12

Vanguard Class

SSBN

(Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear)

• Continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent
• Capable of carrying 16 Trident d5 missiles

–each missile can carry 12 Warheads

Question 13

Answer 13

Trafalgar class and Astute class

SSN (Ship Submersible Nuclear)

• Role: “Hunter Killer, Surveillance and Reconnaissance”
• Spearfish Torpedo for Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface Warfare
• Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM)

Question 14

Queen Elizabeth class

Answer 14

HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Prince of Wales

Question 15

Albion class

Answer 15

HMS Albion

HMS Bulwark

Question 16

Duke class

Answer 16

HMS Lancaster

HMS Iron Duke

HMS Richmond

HMS Argyll

HMS Monmouth

HMS Montrose

HMS Westminster

HMS Northumberland

HMS Somerset

HMS Sutherland

HMS Kent

HMS Portland

HMS St Albans

Question 17

Daring class

Answer 17

HMS Dragon

HMS Diamond

HMS Duncan

HMS Defender

HMS Daring

HMS Dauntless

Question 18

Vanguard class

Answer 18

HMS Vanguard

HMS Victorious

HMS Vigilant

HMS Vengeance

Question 19

Trafalgar class

Answer 19

HMS Trenchant

HMS Talent

HMS Triumph

Question 20

Astute class

Answer 20

HMS Astute

HMS Ambush

HMS Artful

HMS Audacious