Another naval trivia quiz

January 2nd, 2009

From Wed Dec 10 10:53:19 1997
>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 09:51:33 -0800
>From: Mike Potter
>Organization: Artecon, Inc.
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>To: mahan@microworks.net
>Subject: Another naval trivia quiz
>Precendence: bulk
>Sender: mahan-owner@microworks.net
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>
>Until Friday 12/12 midnight GMT (Friday 4pm PST) please post guesses/
>answers to potter4@worldnet.att.net or mike.potter@artecon.com. After
>that post to potter4@worldnet.att.net or to the Mahan list.
>
>You must answer at least 2 correctly to earn a naval historian salute:
>
>1. Identify the first surface warship to be sunk in combat from damage
>inflicted by hostile air attack.
>
>2. Identify the first surface warship to be sunk in a naval action in
>which the victor used aircraft for gunfire spotting.
>
>3. Before they were sunk, what did the victim warships from these
>actions have in common?
>
>”Surface warship” means something larger than a coastal patrol boat and
>other than a submarine.
>
>–

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