Naval History BMR CH5 Flashcards
Second Continental Congress approved the purchase of how many vessels
Two
Ship that carried the largest number of guns?
Ships of the line
Type of ship did privateers typically sail?
Schooners
The first warfare submarine ship?
Turtle
US Navy’s first flagship
Alfred
Country that first to recognize the “Stars and Stripes”?
France
Oldest US Navy ship still in comission?
Constitution
Who was president when the US Navy Department was established?
John Adams
When did the expression “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” originate?
During the “Quasi” War
Who led the naval forces into Tripoli Harbor and destroyed the captured US frigate USS Philadelphia?
Stephen Decatur
During the war of 1812, what ship earned the nickname “Old Ironsides”?
Constitution
Which of the Great Lakes did Captain Oliver Hazard Perry defeat a British squadron, cutting British supply lines?
Lake Erie
What ship was one of the first ships-of-the-line?
North Carolina
In 1854, Commodore Perry signed a treaty that opened up what market to American trade?
Japan
First true submarine attack was conducted against what Union ship?
USS Hunley
During what Civil War battle was the order “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” Given?
Mobile Bay
What person defined sea power, showed the importance of knowing naval needs, and advocated a large, powerful Navy?
Alfred T. Mahan
What ship has been labeled as the first modern cruiser in the US Fleet?
USS Newark
What year did the Navy accept its first operational submarine?
1900
Construction of our first destroyer began in what year?
1899
Navy’s first aviator?
LT Ellyson
In what capacity did women first serve as members of the Navy?
Nurse
What was the first aircraft carrier designed from the keel up?
USS Enterprise
What was the first naval battle of World War II in which two opposing fleets didn’t see each other during combat?
Battle of the Coral Sea
