97 Submarines Trivia Questions with Answers
97 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What type of submarine propulsion uses a fuel cell to generate electricity without burning fuel in an engine?
Answer
Air-independent propulsion
Which submarine introduced the teardrop-shaped hull to the U.S. Navy?
Answer
USS Albacore
Which submarine was the first U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarine?
Answer
USS George Washington
What does the German naval term “U-boat” literally mean?
Answer
Unterseeboot
Which submarine was the first to make a submerged voyage beneath the North Pole?
Answer
USS Nautilus
What was the name of the Soviet submarine that reached a depth of about 1,027 metres in 1985?
Answer
K-278 Komsomolets
Which class is generally recognized as the largest submarines ever built?
Answer
Typhoon class
What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine built by the United Kingdom?
Answer
HMS Dreadnought
Which submarine became the first to fire a ballistic missile from underwater, in 1960?
Answer
USS George Washington
What was the name of the first submarine to sink a warship in combat?
Answer
H. L. Hunley
Which submarine became the first to reach the North Pole underwater in 1958?
Answer
USS Nautilus
Which World War II submarine sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in 1944?
Answer
USS Archerfish