Parts of the boat
What is the front of the boat called?
Bow
Who was the James River named after?
King James
True or False
Lake Gaston and Smith Mountain Lake are in parts of Virginia.
True
Loose lips......
Sink ships
These two old ships are famous for their hours-long battle in Hampton Roads, Virginia in March 1862. In May 1862 "Virginia" was blown up before surrendering while this boat went done in heavy seas off Cape Hatteras with 16 crew members on New Year’s Eve.
The bridge tunnel with the initials M&M was named for these to vesels
U.S.S. Monitor and C.S.S. Virginia (aka Merrimack)
The wreck of the Monitor was found in 1973 and is now a national landmark at the Mariners’ Museum of Newport News, Virginia.
What is the big metal thing that can hit you in the head called?
Boom
Which is longer , The James or The York River
The James is 340 miles long.
Cape Cod....
Massachusetts
Jump off the deep....
End
The “Old Ironsides”, is better known for its sturdy construction and is still afloat after 213 years, today serving as a museum in Boston, Massachusetts since 1907. The significant battles which it had fought were the First Barbary War and the War of 1812, where it had thwarted the British frigates HMS Guerriere and HMS.
U.S.S. Constitution
It has been restored, renovated and otherwise rebuilt numerous times over the decades, and the only part that remains constant is its keel. Currently, this antique ship tows into the Boston Harbour once every year for its turnaround cruise.
What is the left side of the boat called?
Port
Thanks to a fleet of ships from this country, Cornwallis surrendered at the battle of Yorktown in 1781 to end the Revolutionary war.
The French fleet
True or False
The founder of the Newport News Shipbuilding was Charles Ferguson
False It was founded by Collis Huntington
Open the flood ....
Gates
Popularly known as the ‘Mighty Mo’, this is one significant name in the history of ships as surrender documents that announced the end of World War II were signed on it in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. After that, this historic ship had participated in the Korean War and was one of the famous ships among Ronald Reagan’s 600-ship fleet plan in 1984.
Battleship U.S.S. Missouri
This term is used for the body of the boat.
The Hull
This river stretches over four states: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and a district of Columbia, and that region is called a watershed.
The Potomac
Name one of the Naval Shipyards in Virginia
Norfolk, Portsmouth, and NN.
Batten down the...
Hatches
Undisputedly the most famous ship in maritime history to encounter the most tragic event could be this luxury cruise from the British White Starliner with a connotation to showcase mankind’s technological brilliance.
On its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, from Southampton to New York, it had struck an iceberg five days later and sank in the North Atlantic, failing to evacuate about 1500 passengers onboard. Rediscovered 1985, this historic ship with its equally historic tale has become the inspiration of a multitude of documentaries and also the backdrop to one of the most successful Hollywood flick in 1999.
British Luxury Liner RMS Titanic
When docking the boat you fasten the rope or cable to this.
The Cleats
This River is the second-largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay.
The Potomac River
in North America.
Caught between the devil.....
and the deep blue sea.
Columbus set sail from Spain in three ships: On August 3, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus started his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. With a crew of 90 men and three ships
the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria—he left from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.