RCSCC 290 Citizenship Tour 2020
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100
Where did RCSCC visit in October 2020.
What is Chambers Cove in St. Lawrence.
100
What month, day and year did the USS Truxton and USS Pollux disaster take place?
What is February 18, 1942.
100
Of the 389 officers and enlisted men on the USS Truxton and USS Pollux how many died?
What is 203.
100
What did a group of miners lower down over the cliffs of Chambers Cove in an attempt to rescue survivors who were in the water?
What is a row dory.
100
What sailing pattern was United States naval ships ordered to follow to avoid attack from enemy submarines?
What is the zig-zag pattern?
200
Who arranged this visit?
Who is Lt(N) Ryan, the CO of RCSCC 290.
200
What major world event was going on at the time?
What is World War II.
200
Where were the three USS Navy ships headed when the disaster occurred?
What is the United States naval base at Argentia, on the Southwest coast of the Avalon Peninsula.
200
When did World War II begin?
What is September 1939?
200
What was one danger of the zig-zag pattern?
What is collision with other ships you were assigned to protect.
300
How many cadets were involved in the visit?
What is 6?
300
Where did the Truxton go ashore?
What is Chambers Cove.
300
Who is the man who regularly visited St. Lawrence and surrounding towns in appreciation for saving his life?
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Who is Lanier Philips a survivor of the USS Truxton.
300
Why did the United States have a naval base at Argentia in Newfoundland?
What is because Newfoundland was geographically closer to Europe than any other place in North America and an invasion of Newfoundland would give easy enemy access to both Canada and the United States.
300
What new technology was the USS Wilkes using that the other two ships did not have during the night of the disaster?
What is RADAR.
400
Who were the guides who gave the cadets and officers of RCSCC 290 an excellent tour ?
Who were Karl Slaney and Cindy Edwards?
400
Where did the USS Pollux go ashore?
What is Lawn Point.
400
What is important about him?
What is he was a survivor of the USS Truxton and credits the people of the Burin Peninsula towns of St. Lawrence and Lawn with not only saving his life but also changing it. He became an environmentalist working with Jacques Cousteau and a civil rights activist working with Martin Luther King in the United States.
400
What type of ship was the USS Pollux?
What is a Supply Ship?
400
What time of day or night did this disaster occur?
What is 4:00 am.
500
What is one piece of evidence other than the fact that Newfoundlanders fought in World War II could you use to prove that Newfoundland was directly involved in World War II and in extreme danger?
The USS Truxton and Pollux disaster.
500
What was the name of the third ship that was with the USS Truxton and USS Pollux but was not wrecked in the storm?
What was the USS Wilkes
500
Who is this man? 
Who is Lanier Philips.
500
What type of cargo was the USS Pollux carrying to Argentia, Newfoundland.
What is bombs, radio equipment, and aircraft engines.
500
All life boats and rafts from the ships were destroyed or blown away from the stranded ships so how did many of the survivors get to shore and safety?
What is by up-righting life rafts and pulling them hand over hand on a rope that two swimmers had managed to carry from the ships to the shore?