FY 16 1st Qtr USN Hx

Question 1

1820

Answer 1

Schooner Lynx:
Mission Suppressing Pirates
Never heard from again and no trace of 50 man crew.

Schooner - sailing ship with 2+ masts

First ship on the line for Barbary States

Question 2

1863

Answer 2

Iron side’s wheel gunboat
Duped by Confederate Alabama and sunk in battle.

Gunboat - watercraft carrying one+ guise for coastal targets.

Question 3

1900

Answer 3

Gunboat USS Princeton takes possession of Bataan Island group in the Philippines. (during the Philippine insurrection.

Over throw of Spanish Rulers (Emperors). US occupied the Philippines after Spanish-American War, then another war broke out. Filipinos fought for their independence. Lost to US.

Question 4

1905

Answer 4

Gunboat USS Petrel is first navy ship to enter Pearl Harbor.

Sailors were awarded the MOH after a fire in 1901

Question 5

1944

Answer 5

USS Block Island makes first aircraft rocket attack on German Sub.

Question 6

1991

Answer 6

USS Chosin is commissioned. A guided missile cruiser.