NAVEDTRA 14325, Ch. 8, BMR Flashcards
What is the crosswise direction of a ship called?
Athwartship
What is the supporting body of a ship called?
Hull
What is the backbone of the ship referred to as?
Keel
What are frames running parallel with the keel called?
Longitudinals
What are the vertical walls called that divide the ship interior into compartments?
Bulkheads
What are the plates that form the ship’s hull called?
Strakes
What is the vertical distance from the bottom of the keel to the waterline known as?
Ship’s draft
What is the distance from the waterline to the main deck referred to as?
Freeboard
What are ship floors referred to as?
Decks
What are rooms on ships called?
Compartments
What are installed to provide working or walking surfaces above bilges?
Flats
What are ships called that don’t have raised forecastles?
Flush-deckers
What is the first half deck or partial deck below the flight deck called?
Gallery deck
What are partial decks between complete decks called?
Half deck
What general term designates deck heights above the main deck?
Level
What are partial decks below the lowest complete deck called?
Platforms
What is a partial deck above the main deck located all the way aft?
Poop deck
What is an area designated by the Commanding Officer to conduct official functions?
Quarterdeck
What are horizontal openings for access through decks called?
Hatches
What is the solid part of a ship above the main deck called?
Superstructure
Pole, tripod, along with what else are the three general mast designs?
Cage
What are the large pipes that carry off smoke and gases from the boilers called?
Stacks
What is a light spar suspended at an angle abaft the upper part of the mainmast called?
Gaff
Which station controls the engineering functions of a ship?
Main control
What term describes the offensive weapons a ship carries?
Armament
How many statute miles per hour is one knot equal to?
1 1/8
How many feet are there in one nautical mile?
6,080
How many categories are U.S. Navy ships divided into?
Four
What speeds are cruisers capable of in knots?
30+
What type of ships are fast and have a variety of armaments but have little to no armor?
Destroyers
How many tons of water are displaced by Spruance class destroyers when fully loaded?
7,800
What class of DDG’s are the most powerful and survivable class ever put to sea?
Arleigh Burke
What resemble destroyers in appearance, but are slower, have only a single screw, and carry less
armament?
Frigates
What are used to locate and destroy enemy ships and submarines?
SSNs
What is the largest undersea craft developed by the Navy?
Ohio class
Which class of submarine possesses stealth characteristics that make it the world’s quietest submarine?
Seawolf’s
What were early submarines named after?
Marine life
What is the fastest means of landing large numbers of personnel, equipment, and supplies on enemy-
held territory?
Amphibious assault
What class of ships are the largest amphibious ships in the world?
Wasp-class
What ships provide amphibious command and control for major amphibious operations?
LCCs
What ships were designed to clear mines from vital waterways?
MCM’s
What ships are capable of supplying fuel, ammunition, dry stores and refrigerated stores?
AOE
What term is applied to the transfer of fuel, munitions, supplies, and personnel from one vessel to
another while ships are under way?
Replenishment at sea
What type of ships operate with replenishment groups to deliver ammunition and missiles to the fleet at
sea?
AE’s
What is the largest and most powerful auxiliary ship in the Navy?
AOE
How many feet of separation are AOE fuel hoses designed to permit on average?
200
Which letter, with a few exceptions, is used to designate support crafts?
Y
What year does naval aviation history go back to when the Navy acquired its first aircraft which was a
pusher-type biplane with no cockpit?
1911
Fuselage, wings, along with what else are the three basic parts that fixed-wing aircrafts can be divided into?
Empennage
What is the main body of the aircraft that contains the cockpit and, if there is one, the cabin?
Fuselage
What type of aircraft is an all-weather tactical electronic warfare aircraft that was based on the A-6
airframe?
Prowler
What is the western world’s only operational fixed-wing vertical short takeoff or landing (V/STOL)
strike aircraft?
Harrier
Which type of aircraft are land-based, long-range, multiengine that are used primarily for antisubmarine
warfare (ASW) patrol?
Patrol craft
What is the Navy’s primary ASW patrol aircraft?
P-3 Orion
How many personnel make up the Hawkeye crew?
Five
Which aircraft provides logistical support to aircraft carriers?
C-2A Greyhound
Which aircraft has twin-engines that carries passengers and cargo between military installations?
C-12 Huron
Which aircraft is used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training program for jet carrier aviation and tactical strike missions?
T-45A Goshawk
Which aircraft is used to provide primary flight training for student pilots attached to the Chief of Naval Air Training?
T-34C
How many pounds of cargo is the CH-46 Sea Knight capable of carrying?
4,000
Which aircraft tows and operates various mine countermeasure devices that are designed to detect and neutralize submerged naval mines?
Sea Stallion
Which type of aircraft is a joint-service, multimission aircraft that has vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities?
V-22 Osprey
