Basic Military Requirements CH 5

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When was the United States NAVY born?: 13 October 1775
On 13 October 1775 the Second Continental Congress authorized the purchase of how many ships?: Two
During the Revolutionary War and into the 19th century naval vessels were grouped into what three major classes?: Ships-of-the-line
Frigates
Sloops-of-war
What ships were commisioned by the Continental Congress and by individual states to capture enemy merchant ships as prizes of war.: Privateers
Privateers typicaly sailed what types of ships?: Schooners
What was the name of the first warfare submarine?: The Turtle
Who built the first warfare submarine?: David Bushnell
The first instance of an ANTI-submarine attack was when the British sunk what submarine?: The Turtle
What was the NAVY's first flagship?: USS Alfred
Who was the first foriegn power to recognize the american colonies as a struggling government with a nine gun salute?: France
Who said? "Struck Sir? I have not yet begun to fight!": John Paul Jones
The Continental Navy operated some 56 vessels at one time or another. However, it only managed to reach a peak of __ ships, that operated at the same time.: 27
During the revolutiuonary war it is estimated that the British lost how many merchant ships?: 2,000
What is the oldest Navy ship still in commission today?: The USS Constitution
When was the Department of the Navy established?: 1798
What President established the department of the Navy?: President John Adams
The entirely Naval war with France between 1798-1801 was known as the ______.: Quasi War
The famous expression â€œMillions for defense, but not one cent for tributeâ€ originated from what war?: The Quasi war
Who led 84 seamen into the port of Tripoli and burned the captured ship USS Philidelphia on Feb 16 1804?: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur
On August 19, 1812 the USS Constitution earned what nickname?: Old Ironsides
What war began from the British forcing American Seamen to serve in the British Navy?: The war of 1812
Who wrote this dispatch? â€œWe have met the enemy and they are ours.â€: Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry
What was the most important development in the surface Navy during the first half of the 19th century.: Steam Power
On September 5, 1843, the Navyâ€™s first successful steamship, the USS ______, was launched.: Princeton
The Mexican-American War was primarily a _____ war.: Land
Commodore Matthew C. Perry signed a treaty with _____ on March 31, 1854, that opened ports to American trade and provisioning of ships.: Japan
Name the two famed Iron cladds of the civil war.: USS Merrimack (Confederate)
USS Monitor (Union)
How many crewmembers died on the first voyage of the CSS Hunley?: Seven
The first successful attack by a submarine sank what ship?: The USS Housatonic
What was the name of the first submarine to complete an attack againt a surface ship?: The CSS Hunley
Who gave the famous order? â€œDamn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!â€: David Farragut
Who is considered the father of modern naval ordnance?: John Dahlgren
Who defined sea power; showed the importance of understanding naval needs; and advocated a large, powerful Navy capable of assembling an overwhelming force to defeat the enemyâ€™s Navy.: Alfred T. Mahan
What ship was labeled as the first modern cruiser in the U.S. Fleet.: USS Newark
What was the first torpedo boat to join the fleet?: USS Cushing
The ______ was the US Navy's first gas-powered submarine: USS Holland
What was a major reason for the start of the Spanish-American War?: The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba
The battle cry "Remember the Maine" came from the begining of what war?: The Spanish-American war
Who gave the order â€œYou may fire when you are ready, Gridley.â€?: Commodore George Dewey
The Battle of Manila Bay was during what war?: The Spanish-American war
When did the Navy accept its first operational submarine?: 1900
the USS Holland
The first two submarines to have diesel engines were?: USS Skipjack (SS 24)
USS Sturgeon (SS 25)
What was the name of our first First-Class Battle ship?: USS Indiana (BB 1)
Where did the first flights of the Wright brothers take place?: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Eugene Ely successfully took off from and later landed a biplane on a platform rigged aboard the __________.: USS Pennsylvania
Who was the Navy's first aviator?: Lieutenant T. G. Ellyson
On November 17, 1917, the Destroyers USS Nicholson and USS Fanning were the first U.S. ships to do what?: Sink an enemy submarine
When was the Nurse Corps officialy born?: 1908
Women were first enrolled into the Navy as ____.: Yeomen
In the 1930's Americans felt the economic strain known as the ________.: Great Depression
Where is the National Museum of Naval Aviation Located?: Pensacola, Florida
Who was the first pilot to cross the Atlantic?: Albert C. Read
What was the first Carrier designed from the Keel up?: USS Ranger
When was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?: December 7, 1941
How many aircraft carriers were sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor?: Zero
They were all at sea.
What was the first battle fought entirely by Aircraft launched from Aircraft Carriers?: Battle of Coral Sea
What was the turning point of the Pacific Campaign?: Battle of Midway
Which aircraft carrier was sunk during the Battle of Coral Sea?: USS Lexington
Which aircraft carrier was sunk during the Battle of Midway?: USS Yorktown
What battle took place for three days in November of 1942?: Battle of Guadalcanal
_________ was known as the largest amphibious operation in history.: The invasion of Normandy
What day marks the Invasion of Normandy?: June 6, 1944
D-Day may better be known as the __________.: Invasion of Normandy
Names such as the USS Tarawa, USS Missouri (fig. 5-12), USS Tucson, USS Higbee, and USS Oâ€™Bannon, are synonymous with ________.: Heroism
Women reserves were better known as _____.: WAVES
How many ratings were waves eligible for during WWII?: 34
When for the first time did women became a part of the Regular Navy?: 12 June 1948
In June 1948, a squadron of FH-1 Phantoms qualified for what?: Carrier operations, marking the begining of Jet based Aircraft Carriers.
What was the first US nuclear submarine?: USS Nautilus
What is the significance of the Womenâ€™s Armed Services Integration Act?: It abolished the Womens reserve and allowed women into the regular Navy.
29 June 1950 marked what?: The first Naval shots fired during the Korean Conflict.
When did helicopters come into wartime use?: During the Korean Conflict
What year was the first nuclear submarine launched?: 1955
What was the first submarine to reach the North Pole?: USS Nautilus
What year did the USS Nautilus reach the North Pole?: 1958
What was the first Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier?: USS Enterprise
What year was the first satelite sent into orbit?: 1958
Who was the first American to make a suborbital flight?: Alan B. Shepard
What year was the first american launched into space?: 1961
When were americans introduced in Vietnam?: 1965
When did Vietnam end?: January 1973
Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?: Neil Armstrong
When did Neil Armstrong make his first steps on the Moon.: 20 July 1969
What was the Navyâ€™s first deep diving vehicle.: Alvin
When was the deep diving vehicle Alvin successfully tested at 6,000-foot depths.: July 20, 1965
Name the first Trident submarine.: USS Ohio
In May 1987, an Iraqi aircraft mistakenly fired two missiles that struck what US Frigate?: USS Starke
In April 1988, Iranâ€™s use of mines caused considerable damage to what US Frigate?: USS Samuel B. Roberts
What spawned the start of Desert storm?: Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
The Navy transported over how many billion pounds of equipment and supplies to sustain the forces of Desert Shield / Desert Storm.: 18.3
Name the first LHA.: USS Tarawa
What is the newest destroyer class?: Arleigh Burke
What is the newest Cruiser class?: Ticonderoga
During the late 18th Century, battleships were classified as __________.: Ships-of-the-line
The first official recognition of the American Stars and Stripes flag by a foreign nation was given by France to the ______.: USS Ranger
What battle saved Australia from being invaded by the Japanese?: The Battle of Coral Sea
During what battle did Admiral Farragut give the order, â€œDamn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.â€: Battle of Mobile bay

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