Famous Naval Battles - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
1805, British fleet under Nelson defeats combined French-Spanish fleet. Battle of Trafalgar
90%
1942, US fleet under Nimitz destroys 4 japanese aircraft carriers. Turning point in the WWII Pacific Theatre. Battle of Midway
88%
1941, Japanese launch surprise attack on US fleet at anchor. Attack on Pearl Harbor
80%
1916, British-German naval conflict ends in a tactical draw, but a strategic British victory. Battle of Jutland
71%
1944, Largest naval battle of WWII, part of the re-capture of the Philippines by Allied forces. Battle of Leyte Gulf
58%
1942, Japanese invasion force heading for New Guinea repelled by Allied fleet near Solomon Islands. Battle of the Coral Sea
57%
1905, Japanese Navy destroys Russian fleet. Battle of Tsushima
46%
480 BC, Greek fleet destroys Persian fleet and prevents further Persian advance into the Peloponnesus. Battle of Salamis
44%
1798, British victory over the French near the coast of Egypt. Battle of the Nile
38%
1571, Naval forces of the Holy League defeat the Ottoman fleet. Battle of Lepanto
37%
1939, First naval battle of WWII, resulting in the sinking of the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee, near the coast of Urugay. Battle of the River Plate
37%
1914, Britsh squadron destroys German squadron under Maximilian von Spee. Battle of the Falkland Islands
32%
31 BC, Roman fleet under Agrippa defeats Ptolemaic fleet led by Marc Antony and Cleopatra VII. Battle of Actium
30%
1944, Largest Aircraft Carrier battle in history (24 carriers envolved in total). Battle of the Philippine Sea
27%
1942, ABDA Command (American-British-Dutch-Australian Command) fleet destroyed by Japan near Dutch East Indies. Battle of the Java Sea
26%
1781, French fleet under de Grasse defeats British during the American War of Independance. Battle of the Chesapeake
20%
1813, US Navy captures 6 Britsh ships near Ohio during The War of 1812. Battle of Lake Erie
17%
1667, Dutch fleet under de Ruyter destroys English fleet. Worst and most humiliating defeat in Royal Navy's history. Raid on the Medway
16%
1588, Drake defeats Spanish Armada. Battle of Gravelines
12%
1797, British fleet defeats Spanish fleet near Portugese coast during Anglo-Spanish War. Battle of Cape St. Vincent
10%
1545, Large naval engagement between the English Tudor Navy and France, between the south coast of England and the Isle of Wight. Battle of the Solent
7%
1917, Battle between Russia and Germany on the Baltic Sea. Battle of Moon Sound
5%
1673, Dutch victory over combined Anglo-French fleet, preventing invasion of the Netherlands by England and France. Battle of Texel
5%
1666, Probably longest large naval battle in history, Royal Navy is defeated by a fleet of the Dutch Republic near North Foreland, England. Four Days battle
4%
241 BC, Fleet of the Roman Republic defeats fleet of Carthage near Sicily, ending the first Punic War. Battle of the Aegates Islands
3%
1279, Crushing naval defeat of the Song Dynasty by the Yuan Dynasty, effectively ending the Song Dynasty. Battle of Yamen
3%
1628, Admiral Piet Hein captures Spanish treasure fleet near Cuba. Battle in the Bay of Matanzas
1%
1639, Admiral Tromp destroyes Spanish fleet in the English Channel, resulting in the Dutch Republic becoming the first "Naval Superpower" in history. Battle of the Downs
1%
1790, Swedish-Russian naval conflict, very influential because the new naval battle concept "Firepower over mobility" was introduced. Battle of Vyborg Bay
0%
1980, Iranian Navy destroys Iraqi Navy in the Persian Gulf. Operation Morvarid
0%
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