Dates and/or Years
Ships and Submarines
Ships and Submarines Cont'
Famous Naval Personnel
Wars and Battles
100
What date commemorates the birthday of the United States Navy?
13 October 1775
100
What were types of naval vessels in the early 19th century?
Ships-of-the-line (battleships of the sailing days), Frigates (cruisers of the 18th century), and Sloops-of-war (small sailing warships)
100
What ship has been labeled as the first modern cruiser in the U.S. Fleet?
USS NEWARK
100
Who is often referred to as the "father of our highest naval traditions" because of the example he set as an officer during the Revolutionary War. One of his famous accomplishments is victory over the HMS Serapis
John Paul Jones
100
What was the first naval battle of World War II in which two opposing fleets didn't see each other during combat?
The Battle of the Coral Sea
200
In what year did the Navy accept its first operational submarine? (USS HOLLAND)
1900
200
What was the name of the first warfare submarine?
Turtle
200
What is the oldest U.S. Navy ship still in commission?
USS CONSTITUTION
200
Who was president when the U.S. Navy Department was established?
John Adams
200
What was the decisive battle of World War II that became the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
The Battle of Midway
300
Construction of our first destroyer began in what year?
1899
300
What ship has the distinction of being the U.S. Navy's first flagship?
USS ALFRED
300
What ships were one of the first ships-of-the-line?
the USS INDEPENDENCE, followed by the 74-gun USS NORTH CAROLINA
300
Who led the naval forces into Tripoli Harbor and destroyed the captured US frigate USS Philadelphia?
Lieutenant Stephen Decatur
300
During World War II, the Japaneses loss/losses of what island(s) heralded the end of the war in the Pacific?
Iwo Jima
400
When did the USS Nautilus complete its history-making transpolar voyage?
12 August 1958
400
What was the first aircraft carrier designed from the keel up?
USS Ranger
400
During the War of 1812, what ship earned the nickname "Old Ironsides"?
USS CONSTITUTION
400
What person defined sea power, showed the importance of knowing naval needs, and advocated a large, powerful Navy?
Alfred T. Mahan
400
What Atlantic (European) action was the Navy heavily involved in during World War II?
The invasion of Normandy
500
What year were the first nuclear-powered surface ships launched?
1961 They were the guided-missile cruiser USS BAINBRIDGE, launched April 15, 1961; the guided-missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH, commissioned September 9, 1961; and the carrier USS ENTERPRISE, commissioned November 25, 1961.
500
Which of the following ships was the world's first nuclear-powered carrier?
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
500
Daily Double (In what capacity did women first serve as members of the Navy?)
Yeoman
500
Who was the Navy's first aviator?
Lieutenant Ellyson
500
The first extensive us of jet aircraft and helicopters occurred during what war?
The Korean Conflict
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