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BMR Chap 5
BMR Chapter 5 Naval History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who said “The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice?” | Alfred Thayer Mahan |
| What were the three major classes naval vessels were grouped into during the revolutionary war and into the 19th century? | Ships-of-the-line, frigates, and sloops-of-war |
| How many guns did sloops-of-war carry? | 10 to 20 guns |
| What ships were the cruisers of the 18th century, and carried 28 to 44 guns? | Frigates |
| What type of ships were small, fast, flexible, flush-deck and carried smooth-bore cannon? | Schooner |
| What was the name of the first warfare submarine? | Turtle |
| Where was the first recorded instance of an antisubmarine attack? | The New York harbor by the British. |
| How many ships did the Continental Congress order to establish the new Navy? | 13 new frigates and the conversion of 6 merchant ships |
| What was the US Navy’s first flagship and is said to have been the first to hoist the “Flag of Freedom?” | The USS Alfred |
| Who is known as the father of our highest naval traditions? | John Paul Jones |
| Who said “Struck, sir? I have not yet begun to fight!”? | John Paul Jones |
| What is the oldest commissioned navy ship? | The USS Constitution |
| During what period was the famous expression “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” originate? | During the Quasi War with France 1798-1801 |
| When did the USS Constitution earn its nickname “Old Ironsides?” | August 19, 1812 when they defeated the British frigate Guerriere |
| What was the most important development for the surface Navy during the first half of the 19th century? | Steam power |
| What was the first Navy warship to use steam? | USS Demologos |
| Who is referred to as the “Father of the Steam Navy?” | Commander Matthew Calbraith Perry |
| What was the Navy’s first successful steamship, launched on September 5, 1843? | The USS Princeton |
| What US ship was called “a cheese box on a raft?” | The USS Monitor |
| Who was the Navy’s first admiral? | Admiral David Farragut |
| Who gave the famous order, “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!”? | Admiral David Farragut |
| Whose gunboats helped General Grant capture the Mississippi River fortress? | Andrew Foote |
| Who was the father of modern naval ordnance? | John Dahlgren |
| Who was the first instructor at the Naval War College? | Alfred T. Mahan |
| What was the last Navy warship to be fitted with sails, and was labeled as the first modern cruiser of the US Fleet? | The USS Newark |
| In what war was “Remember the Maine” our battle cry? | Spanish-American War |
| What was the Navy’s first operation submarine that was accepted in April 1900? | The USS Holland |
| What were the first two Battleships? | The USS Texas and USS Maine |
| What ship was known as the first “first class” battleship? | The USS Indiana |
| What was the first battle ship to use oil? | The USS Nevada |
| In what rate were women first enlisted for? | Yeoman |
| What was the first airplane to fly across the Atlantic? | The NC-4 |
| Who was the first man to fly over both poles? | Commander Richard E. Byrd |
| What was the first carrier designed from the keel up? | The USS Ranger |
| What was the first attack in history conducted solely from aircraft carriers? | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. |
| When was the turning point of WWII? | The Battle of Midway |
| During WWII WAVES were directly eligible for how many ratings? | 34 different ratings |
| What was the Navy’s first nuclear submarine? | The USS Nautilus |
| When was the USS Nautilus put to sea? | January 17, 1955 |
| What ships fired the first shots of the Korean Conflict? | The USS Juneau and the USS Dehaven |
| When did the helicopter come of age? | During the Korean Conflict |
| What was the first submarine to reach the geographic North Pole? | The USS Nautilus |
| What Navy Commander made the first suborbital flight on May 5, 1961? | Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. |
| What was the Navy’s first nuclear powered carrier? | The USS Enterprise |
| What was the Navy’s first deep diving vehicle? | The USS Alvin |
| What was the first Trident Submarine? | The USS Ohio |
| The first official recognition of the American Stars and Stripes flag was given by who? | France |
| What battle was fought with aircraft which were all launched from carriers? | The Battle of Coral Sea |
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