HISTORY OF THE NAVY
NAVY TERMS
NAVY CULTURE
NAVAL SHIP TERMS
FAMOUS SAILORS
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THIS IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE NAVY.
What is OCTOBER 13TH, 1775?
100
THIS PLACE IS OFTEN REFERED TO IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD AS A "REST-ROOM."
What is A "HEAD"?
100

Every Sailor, Enlisted or Commissioned knows this, it is the mantra that best outlines the Navy's core values.

What is the Sailor Creed

100
Facing forward, this part of the ship would be to one's left.
What is port side?
100

Manned anti-aircraft guns during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, for which he had no training, and tended to the wounded. He was recognized by the Navy for his actions and awarded the Navy Cross

Doris miller

200
an unannounced military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against A United States naval base on the morning of December 7, 1941.
What is THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?
200
ONE OF THE MEANINGS OF THIS TERM IS WATER FOUNTAIN. ANOTHER IS A RUMOR.
What is SCUTTLEBUTT?
200

During the 1880's the white sailor's hat appeared as a low rolled brim item made of wedge shaped pieces of canvas. The canvas hat replaced the straw. Then the canvas was replaced by cotton as a cheaper, more comfortable material. During World War II this navy hat was dubbed the _______ because it resembled the paper cup of the same name.

What is The Dixie Cup

200

An officer on a naval vessel responsible for instructing the helmsman on the course to steer. While performing this duty, the officer is said to have the conn

What is a Conning Officer

200
Senator from AZ and Vietnam POW.
WHO IS JOHN MCCAIN?
300
nicknamed "Old Ironsides," is the only surviving vessel of the original six frigates authorized by Congress in the Naval Act of 1794, which established the United States Navy. It served with distinction in the War of 1812 and is currently docked in Charlestown, Massachusetts, as the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
What is THE "USS CONSTITUTION"?
300
Loose from mooring and out of control. Applied to anything that is lost, out of hand, or left lying about.
What is Adrift?
300

This form of salute goes back almost to the earliest days of naval guns. It originated as a sign of good faith; you temporarily disarmed yourself and thereby showed yourself to have peaceful intentions. Salutes in the naval services are fired at five second intervals, except in the case of minute guns fired for funerals or memorials.

What is a Gun Salute?

300
This part of the ship is known as the "Backbone."
What is the "Keel"?
300
Father of the USN
Who is John Paul Jones?
400
THE FIRST PERSON TO FLY A PLANE OFF OF A SHIP?
WHO IS Theodore “Spuds” Ellyson?
400

One who has never crossed over the equator

What is a Pollywog

400

The Navy March first written in 1906 and first performed at the Army-Navy football game that same year.

What is Anchor Aweigh

400
a heavy object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point to act as a weight to keep the ship from moving.
What is an anchor?
400

Highly decorated United States Navy sailor. He was a U.S. Navy master diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966. The film Men of Honor was based on his life

Who is Carl Brashear

500
THIS WAS THE NAVY'S FIRST COMMISIONED AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
WHAT IS THE "USS LANGLEY"?
500
to punish someone by dragging them through the water under the keel of a ship, either across the width or from bow to stern.
What is keelhaul?
500

A method of saluting or rendering honors used by naval vessels. The custom evolved from that of "manning the yards", which dates from the days of sail.

What is Manning the rails

500
Specifically a masthead constructed with sides and sometimes a roof to shelter the lookouts from the weather, generally by whaling vessels, this term has become a generic term for what is properly called masthead.
What is the "Crow's Nest"?
500
This American naval aviator and astronaut who became second person, and the first American, in space. Ten years later, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the Moon.
Who is Alan Shepard?
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