Navy Ship Terminology
Left side of the ship
What is port?
Provide additional hull strength and protection of internal spaces/also refers to the floor
What is the deck?
Warships or other combatants
What are Combatant Ships?
0800
What is time of morning military colors?
Introduce in 1954, this can propel a 60k pound aircraft to a speed of 150mph
What is a steam catapult?
The backbone of the ship
What is keel?
Gives access through bulkheads
What is a door?
CVN
What is an Aircraft Carrier?
Hoisting and Lowering of the national flag
What is Color Ceremonies?
Aircraft that operates from a ship other than a carrier
What is a Pontoon Aircraft?
Divide ships in half lengthwise
What is the centerline?
Area designated by the commanding officer for official functions
What is the quarterdeck?
The modern Navy's primary surface warfare platform
What are Cruisers?
When two naval vessels pass each other
What is Passing Honors?
A Naval Aircraft with the designation of a F
What is a Fighter Aircraft?
Referring to short-range weapons, or to assets used in support of ground forces
What is tactical?
What is United States Ship?
DDGs
What are guided-missiles destroyers?
Always call the commanding officer of a ship
What is Captain?
A given model designation regardless of which branch of service the aircraft is flying for
What is 'tri=service designations"?
Referring to help given to individuals in need such as assistance to disaster victims, without regard to military or political concerns
What is humanitarian?
The speed in which ships travel
What is knots?
The most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea
What is the Arleigh Burke destroyers?
When boarding a ship, you salute the flag and
Who is the OOD (Officer of the Deck)?
This can provide tactical commander with real-time images of battlefield or target
What is a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)?