Ship Designations
What does CVN stand for?
Carrier, Aviation, Nuclear
What ship transported USAAF B-25s to Tokyo for the Doolittle raid on April 18, 1942?
USS Hornet (CV-8)
What new air to air missile was introduced into naval service in July 2024?
AIM-174
What variant of the F-35 is in service with the US Navy?
F-35C Lightning II
Due to rising tensions with Venezuela, what aircraft carrier is currently off its coast?
USS Gerald R. Ford
What does SSBN stand for?
Submersible, Ship, Ballistic, Nuclear
What was the first nuclear submarine?
USS Nautilus
What does the acronym CIWS stand for?
Close-In Weapon System
What was the last air superiority fighter in service with the US Navy?
F-14 Tomcat
an MH-60R Seahawk and F/A-18F Super Hornet both crashed in the South China sea within 2 minutes of each other recently in two separate incidents. What aircraft carrier did they come from?
USS Nimitz
What does LSD stand for?
Landing, Ship, Dock
What was the first battleship?
What was the first heat seeking air to air missile (Fox-2) to be brought into naval service?
Aim-9B Sidewinder
What was the nickname for the F-14 Tomcat after the navy started equipping them with bombs?
Bombcat
Chinese Coast Guard vessels have been harassing ships from what country?
Philippines
What does LHD stand for?
Landing, Helicopter, Dock
What Confederate submarine sank the USS Housatonic?
H.L. Hunley
What was the first anti ship missile to be brought into naval service?
AGM-84 Harpoon
What is the primary fighter jet used in the US Navy today?
F/A-18 Super Hornet
Germany has sent P-8 Poseidon aircraft to the U.K. to search for submarines from what country?
Russia
What does LHA stand for?
Landing, Helicopter, Assault
What was the first aircraft carrier in the world?
HMS Argus
What was the first guided weapon to be brought into naval service?
ASM-N-2 Bat
What was the first fighter jet to enter Naval service?
FH-1 Phantom
Russia has claimed to have invented a torpedo that can generate a what?
Radioactive Tsunami