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Built in 1869, what type of ship is the Cutty Sark, which was put on public display in 1954 and is preserved in dry.....

posted Mar 21 by Prachi Sharma

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The HMHS Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic and heir to the experience gained by that sinking, was completed........

posted Sep 14, 2023 by Brijesh Talwar

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What kind of ship was the Japanese "Hōshō", commissioned on 27 December 1922, the first purpose-designed ship of.......

posted May 9, 2023 by Aarati Mahajan

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In 1985 the Greenpeace protest ship "Rainbow Warrior" was bombed and sunk by French agents in which harbour?

posted Mar 31, 2023 by Vishal

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What caused the eventual sinking of the Italian ship, MS Achille Lauro, hijacked in 1985 by four members..........

posted Dec 23, 2022 by Vishal

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In 1577, Francis Drake embarked on a voyage around the world with 5 ships. After 3 years, which was the only one........

posted Nov 1, 2022 by Rajni

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Why is the ship the "Mayflower" famous?

posted Sep 5, 2022 by Nikita Sehgal

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The sinking, approximately 200 miles off Hampton Roads, Virginia, of which steamship on 12 November 1928.........

posted Jun 10, 2022 by Kuldeep Apte

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Why did the UK send two Royal Navy ships in May 2021 to the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency?

posted Feb 26, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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What was the cause of the sinking of the "Lusitania" in May 1915 and the subsequent deaths of 1,198 people?

posted Oct 28, 2021 by Maninder Bath

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What caused the sinking of the British ship "The Royal Oak" on the night of 13 and 14 October 1939?

posted Sep 15, 2021 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which shipping passage was closed from 1967 to 1975?

posted Aug 18, 2021 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which shipping company owned the "Titanic"?

posted Jun 28, 2021 by Samardeep Acharya

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Who led the expedition that discovered The Titanic on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean?

posted Jun 14, 2021 by Sidharth Malhotra

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In 1878 the Princess Alice, a steamboat that took day-trippers up and down the Thames, crashed into another ship........

posted Feb 17, 2021 by Pardeep Kohli

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What liner was destroyed in Hong Kong harbour while undergoing renovations in 1972?

posted Feb 16, 2021 by Puneet Batra

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In 1904 the Russian cruiser "Rossia" used what, first time it was used by a warship on high seas during a time of war?

posted Dec 16, 2020 by Mohammad

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In December 2019 the wreck of what ship was discovered close to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas); it had sunk......

posted Sep 20, 2020 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Where did 15 ships (German, American, British, Bulgarian, Swedish and Polish) spend years immobilised mid-voyage?

posted Jul 21, 2020 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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What was the largest passenger ship by gross tonnage when she took her maiden voyage on 4 June 2006?

posted Jun 22, 2020 by Atif

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What was the largest cruise liner ever constructed when it was completed in 2003?

posted Jun 17, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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What became the world's largest passenger ship by gross tonnage when it was delivered in October 2009?

posted Apr 27, 2020 by Upma

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Which ship was sunk in World War II on 17 June 1940 in the course of evacuating British nationals and troops?

posted Jan 31, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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A binnacle is the name for the surround of what item found on a ship?

posted Oct 22, 2019 by Nikhil Pandey

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The shipbuilder and designer George Steers designed which famous 19th century craft?

posted Jul 15, 2019 by Upma

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What is the word for the projection on a ship that holds a lifeboat?

posted Jul 2, 2019 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Which rectangular flag centred with a white square was flown by British ships as a sign that it was due to sail?

posted Jul 2, 2019 by Balwinder

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What ship, formerly called USS "Phoenix" which saw action in World War II, became the first to be sunk by a.............

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Deepak Chitragar

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Where is the British Royal Yacht "Britannia", decommissioned in 1997, permanently moored as a visitor attraction?

posted Feb 8, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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What example of a clipper ship built in 1869 is preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich, London? [MCQ]

posted Jul 24, 2018 by Sandeep Bedi

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For whom was the Ark Royal, one of the largest vessels in Queen Elizabeth I's fleet originally made in 1586? [MCQ]

posted Jul 11, 2018 by Anamika

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The Battle of the River Plate was between the "Ajax", the "Achilles", the "Exeter" and which other ship? [MCQ]

posted Jun 12, 2018 by Akriti

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Which of these men never commanded a ship called "Discovery"? [MCQ]

posted Feb 20, 2018 by Varun Kumar

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Which explorer sailed on the ship "Terra Nova"? [MCQ]

posted Feb 12, 2018 by Aarati Mahajan

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What distinguished the ship known as a clipper? [MCQ]

posted Jan 29, 2018 by Chahat Sharma

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Who Invented Steamship?

posted Jan 23, 2018 by Alivia Clark

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What kind of ship was the British ship HMS Hermes, laid down in January 1918, launched on 11 September 1919? [MCQ]

posted Jan 8, 2018 by Amarvansh

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Which ship was the first to send "SOS" signal?

posted Nov 28, 2017 by Pardeep Kohli

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Which country has launched the world’s first fully electric cargo ship?

posted Nov 17, 2017 by Subham Singh

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Where was the British ship Royal Oak sunk by German submarine U47 in October 1939?

posted Oct 31, 2017 by Varun Kumar

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Who was the first European to sail a ship round Cape Horn?

posted Aug 29, 2017 by Vijay

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Who commanded the 'Hector', the first British trading ship to land at Surat ?

posted Aug 8, 2017 by anonymous

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Where is the largest shipyard in India?

posted Jun 28, 2017 by Supriya Jain

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What British ship was sunk by Gunther Prien, captain of submarine U47, on the night of 13 and 14 October 1939?

posted Apr 19, 2017 by Akriti

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Who was the captain of "The Titanic" on its maiden voyage?

posted Jan 30, 2017 by Puneet Batra

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What ship was wrecked on sandbanks off the coast of The Netherlands in 1799, causing a staggering loss to Lloyds........

posted Jan 25, 2017 by Aastha Joshi

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At the time of her construction in 2003, what was the longest, widest, tallest, largest passenger ship ever built?

posted Dec 28, 2016 by Kapil Kapoor

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What were the names of the Titanic's two sister ships which ended with the letters 'ic'?

posted Nov 4, 2016 by Abhishek Maheshwari

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What new name did Francis Drake give his ship the Pelican during his circumnavigation of the World?

posted Sep 14, 2016 by Debolina Charaborthy

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What ship, less than a month after her maiden voyage in 1907, had the record for crossing the Atlantic eastbound........

posted Aug 17, 2016 by Kuldeep Apte