Executive Flashcards
3 classes of naval ships in inception
Ships of line - battleships 64-100
Frigates - cruisers 28-44
Sloops of war - 10-20
Navy’s birthday
October 13, 1775
Formation of USN
George Washington sea based office against British
1st baby ship after enlisted man
USS OSMOND INGRAM (DD 255) first man killed in WW1
Dipping ensign
Ships salute,
Naval vessels only answer salutes never salute first
Gun salutes
President 21 Head of foreign states 21 Admiral 17 VADM 15 Upper RADM 13 Lower RADM 11
Render 21s
Washington’s Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Dec 7 1941 .
voyage of great white fleet
Ships were white
Four ships around the world
1907-1909
Coral sea
May 4-8 , 1942
Air craft carriers , USS LEXINGTON
Normandy
June 6 1944
Largest amphibious assault 2500 navy ships
Midway
June 4-7,1942
Turning point
USS Yorktown lost
Navy defeats imperial Japanese navy
Guadalcanal
August 7 1942 - Feb 9- 1943
First offensive of ww2 , just navy
Leyte Gulf
23-25 OCT 1944
Japs destroyed in 3 connected air sea battles
USS INDEPENDENCE
First littoral combat ship class ,