Naval History Flashcards
the navys birthday
oct 13 1775
what shjip was the first warfare submarine
Turtle
what is the navys first flagship
Alfred
what is the oldest us navy ship still in commission
constitution
who was the president was the us navy department was established
john adams
what ship earned the nickname “old ironsides”
constitution
what person defined sea power, showed the importance of knowing naval needs and advocated a large powerful navy
Alfred T. Mahan
what was the navys first aviator
Lt. Ellyson
what did women first serve as in the navy
yeoman
what is the first nucler powered carrier
uss enterprise
what does the Oscar flag look like
half yellow, half red
what does Oscar flag mean
Man overboard
what does the papa flag look like
blue with white square in center
what does the papa flag mena
all personnel return to ship
