Naval History BMR CH5

Question 1

Second Continental Congress approved the purchase of how many vessels

Answer 1

Two

Question 2

Ship that carried the largest number of guns?

Answer 2

Ships of the line

Question 3

Type of ship did privateers typically sail?

Answer 3

Schooners

Question 4

The first warfare submarine ship?

Answer 4

Turtle

Question 5

US Navy’s first flagship

Answer 5

Alfred

Question 6

Country that first to recognize the “Stars and Stripes”?

Answer 6

France

Question 7

Oldest US Navy ship still in comission?

Answer 7

Constitution

Question 8

Who was president when the US Navy Department was established?

Answer 8

John Adams

Question 9

When did the expression “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” originate?

Answer 9

During the “Quasi” War

Question 10

Who led the naval forces into Tripoli Harbor and destroyed the captured US frigate USS Philadelphia?

Answer 10

Stephen Decatur

Question 11

During the war of 1812, what ship earned the nickname “Old Ironsides”?

Answer 11

Constitution

Question 12

Which of the Great Lakes did Captain Oliver Hazard Perry defeat a British squadron, cutting British supply lines?

Answer 12

Lake Erie

Question 13

What ship was one of the first ships-of-the-line?

Answer 13

North Carolina

Question 14

In 1854, Commodore Perry signed a treaty that opened up what market to American trade?

Answer 14

Japan

Question 15

First true submarine attack was conducted against what Union ship?

Answer 15

USS Hunley

Question 16

During what Civil War battle was the order “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” Given?

Answer 16

Mobile Bay

Question 17

What person defined sea power, showed the importance of knowing naval needs, and advocated a large, powerful Navy?

Answer 17

Alfred T. Mahan

Question 18

What ship has been labeled as the first modern cruiser in the US Fleet?

Answer 18

USS Newark

Question 19

What year did the Navy accept its first operational submarine?

Answer 19

1900

Question 20

Construction of our first destroyer began in what year?

Answer 20

1899

Question 21

Navy’s first aviator?

Answer 21

LT Ellyson

Question 22

In what capacity did women first serve as members of the Navy?

Answer 22

Nurse

Question 23

What was the first aircraft carrier designed from the keel up?

Answer 23

USS Enterprise

Question 24

What was the first naval battle of World War II in which two opposing fleets didn’t see each other during combat?

Answer 24

Battle of the Coral Sea

Question 25

What was the decisive battle of WWII that became the turning point in the war in the Pacific?

Answer 25

The Battle of Midway

Question 26

First US Navy nuclear powered vessel was what type of ship?

Answer 26

Submarine

Question 27

Birthday of the United States Navy

Answer 27

13 Oct 1775

Question 28

What ship was considered our first “first-class” battleship?

Answer 28

USS Indiana

Question 29

In what war did women first serve as members of the Navy?

Answer 29

World War I

Question 30

In what year was the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act passed?

Answer 30

1948

Question 31

America’s first suborbital flight was made by what Navy officer?

Answer 31

CDR Alan B. Shepard Jr

Question 32

What was the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier?

Answer 32

USS Enterprise

Question 33

What moon mission was completely manned by Navy personnel?

Answer 33

Apollo 12