BMR MAN ch 5: Naval history

Question 1

what is the Navy’s Birthday?

Answer 1

October 13th, 1775

Question 2

what were the three major classes of warships in the late 1700s?

Answer 2

ships of the line
Frigates
Sloops of war

Question 3

Which 1700 warship carried 64 to over 100 guns of various sizes?

Answer 3

ships of the line

Question 4

how many guns did the ships of the line have?

Answer 4

64 to over 100

Question 5

which 1700s warship generally carried 28 to 44 guns?

Answer 5

frigates

Question 6

generally, how many guns did frigates carry?

Answer 6

28-44

Question 7

which 1700s warships were small sailing warships that carried 10-20 guns?

Answer 7

sloops of war

Question 8

how many guns did sloops of war carry?

Answer 8

10-20

Question 9

What were the typical independent fleet of privateers called?

Answer 9

schooner

Question 10

___ was a small, fast, flexible, flush-deck ship that carried smooth bore cannons.

Answer 10

schooners

Question 11

What were the names of the three ships that the Continental Navy had?

Answer 11

Providence, a 12 gun sloop
Lexington, a 16 gun brig
Bonhomme Richard,

Question 12

how many guns did the providence have and what kind of ship was it?

Answer 12

12 guns

sloop

Question 13

what kind of ship and how many guns did the lexinton have?

Answer 13

brig

16 guns

Question 14

which Continental Navy ship was a loan from the French?

Answer 14

Bonhomme Richard

Question 15

The Bonhomme Richard was on loan from what country?

Answer 15

France

Question 16

What was the first warfare submarine named?

Answer 16

the Turtle

Question 17

which ship had the distinction of being the U.S. Navy’s Fist flagship?

Answer 17

USS Alfred

Question 18

Who is famous for say, “Struck sir? I have not yet begun to fight!”

Answer 18

John Paul Jones

Question 19

when and against who were the Quasi War fought?

Answer 19

1798-1801 against France

Question 20

which war was entirely naval?

Answer 20

the Quasi War

Question 21

during what war was the phrase, “Millions for defense, but not a cent for tribute” originated?

Answer 21

during the Quasi war period

Question 22

which war was the baptism of fire for the US Navy under the new Constitution?

Answer 22

the Quasi War

Question 23

which ship has the nickname Old Ironsides?

Answer 23

the USS Constitution

Question 24

when did Captain Isaac Hull aboard the USS Constitution defeat the British frigate Guerriere?

Answer 24

August 19, 1812

Question 25

Captain Isaac Hull was the Captain of what ship?

Answer 25

USS Constitution

Question 26

in 1812 what ship did the USS Constitution defeat?

Answer 26

The British Frigate Guerriere

Question 27

who defeated a British squadron on lake Erie in 1813?

Answer 27

Captain Oliver Hazard

Question 28

Who is famous for say, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."?

Answer 28

Captain Oliver Hazard

Question 29

what was the name of the Navy's first warship to use steam?

Answer 29

the USS Demologos

Question 30

who is known as the "father of the steam Navy"?

Answer 30

Commander Matthew Perry

Question 31

who signed a treaty with Japan on March 31st 1854?

Answer 31

Commander Matthew C. Perry

Question 32

when did Commander Matthew C. Perry sign a treaty with Japan?

Answer 32

on March 31st. 1854

Question 33

which ship could be labeled as the Navy's first "aircraft carrier"?

Answer 33

the USS George Washington Parke Curtis

Question 34

how long and how much did the USS George Washington Parke Curtis cost?

Answer 34

122 feet long | total coast was $150

Question 35

who was the Navy's first admiral?

Answer 35

David Farragut

Question 36

who is famous for saying, "Damn the torpedoes! full speed ahead!"?

Answer 36

Admiral David Farragut

Question 37

when did David Farragut say, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"?

Answer 37

August 5th 1864

Question 38

during what battle did David Farragut say, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"?

Answer 38

Battle of Mobile bay | during the civil war

Question 39

who was the first instructor at the Naval War college?

Answer 39

Alfred T. Mahan

Question 40

who wrote the famous book, articles on sea power?

Answer 40

Alfred T. Mahan

Question 41

what is the title of the book that many navies call the bible, and who wrote it?

Answer 41

articles on sea power | Alfred T. Mahan

Question 42

What was the name of the last of the Navy's warships to be fitted with sails?

Answer 42

the USS Newark

Question 43

what ship has been labeled as the first modern cruiser of the U.S. fleet?

Answer 43

the USS Newark

Question 44

this person's resounding victory destroyed Spain;s Naval power in the East and was instrumental in quickly ending the war. Who was this person?

Answer 44

Commodore George Dewey

Question 45

what was the first airplane that the Navy used?

Answer 45

the A-1

Question 46

who was the Navy's first aviator?

Answer 46

Lieutenant T. G. Ellyson

Question 47

what was the name of the fist carrier designed from the keep up?

Answer 47

the USS Ranger

Question 48

what was the date of ":rising sun", when japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

Answer 48

December 7th 1941

Question 49

how many Marines and Sailors were killed or wounded during the attack on Pearl harbor?

Answer 49

3,400

Question 50

how many US ships were destroyed during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 50

over 15 | 8 of which were battleships

Question 51

which battle included two fleets that never saw each other because the battle was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers?

Answer 51

the battle of coral sea

Question 52

which two ships were joined under Admiral Fletcher and launched 93 attack planes during the battle of coral sea?

Answer 52

USS Lexington | USS Yorktown

Question 53

which US and Japanese carriers were involved in the battle of coral sea?

Answer 53

US: USS Lexington and USS Yorktown Japanese: Shoho, Shokaku, and Zuikaku

Question 54

what did the US do with in 5 minutes of the battle of coral sea?

Answer 54

the shoho was hit with 10 heavy bombs and 15 torpedoes

Question 55

which battle was the turning point of the war in the pacific?

Answer 55

the battle of midway

Question 56

when did the final blow to the Japanese navy come?

Answer 56

October 23rd 1944

Question 57

what was the Navy's most notable Atlantic action of WWII?

Answer 57

the invasion of Normandy June 6th 1944 the largest amphibious operation in History

Question 58

when did Admiral Nimitz sign the Japanese surrender document?

Answer 58

2 September 1945

Question 59

on what ship and who signed the Japanese surrender document ?

Answer 59

USS Missouri | Fleet Admiral Nimitz

Question 60

the Korean conflict lasted until when?

Answer 60

July 1953

Question 61

what was the name of the first nuclear submarine?

Answer 61

the USS Nautilus

Question 62

when was the first nuclear submarines put to sea?

Answer 62

January 17th 1955

Question 63

What was the name of the worlds first nuclear powered carrier?

Answer 63

the USS Enterprise

Question 64

on what day did Suddam Hussein invade Kuwait?

Answer 64

2 August 1990