Quotes
Buoys
Random
Ship Construction
Ship Structure
100

Who said," I have not yet begun to fight."

John Paul Jones

100

What are green and red horizontally banded buoys?

Preferred-channel buoys

100

The tooth-edged leaves of this cold-climate tree are edible.

Dwarf arctic birch

100

What term refers to the features designed to provide comfortable living conditions for the crew?

Habitability

100

Above the main deck the decks are usually called levels and the first level number is __________.

01

200

Who said, "War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of policy carried out by other means"and continually asserted that military and political strategy must go hand in hand?

Karl von Clausewitz

200

__________ buoys are upright wooden poles, or tubes of steel, often used to mark obstructions.

Spar

200

In what form of warfare does a small group of individuals outside the established government attempt to bring about political change by the creation and exploitation of fear?

Terrorism

200

What term means the way a ship handles in turns, in backing down, in going alongside another ship, or in evading enemy weapons?

Maneuverability

200

Complete decks below the main deck are numbered in sequence from the __________ deck down.


Second

300

Who said, "War is always conducted on both physical and psychological levels."

Alexander the Great of Macedonia

300

True or False.

Red buoys marking the left side of a channel bear odd numbers, starting with the first buoy from seaward. Green channel buoys, to the right of the channel coming from seaward, have even numbers.

False

300

In what country are the oil fields of Lake Maracaibo located?

Venezuela

300

This consists of offensive aircraft and landing craft used to fight against the enemy.

Armament

300

Girders attached to the keel, called __________ frames, run athwartship and support the watertight skin or shell plating, which forms the sides and bottoms of the ship.

Transverse

400

Who cried out the words "Don't give up the ship!" after being mortally wounded in battle?

Captain James Lawrence

400

If unlit, red right-hand channel buoys must be what type of buoys?

Nun

400

What word is used to refer to the moral or mental strength to face and deal with anything dangerous or difficult.

Courage

400

Almost everything intended for a ship depends on its _______.

Mission

400

A partial deck at the bow above the main deck is called the __________ deck.

Forecastle

500

Who said, "We're eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked," in reference to the Cuban missile crisis?

Dean Rusk

500

What are the main categories of constructed navigational aids?

Lighthouses, day-beacons, and buoys

500

The worst defeat in U.S. naval history occurred off_______

Savo Island

500

What are the eight principles of ship construction?

Mission, Armament, Protection, Seaworthiness/Stability, Maneuverability, Speed, Endurance, Habitability

500

The __________ might be compared to an entrance hall or foyer in a building.

Quarterdeck

M
e
n
u