Types of Navy Warships
What U.S. Navy warships serve as floating airbases that can both carry and launch aircraft?
Examples:
USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Aircraft Carriers
Surface area (like a floor)
Deck
What is the 'backbone' structure of a navy ship that runs along the entire ship?
The keel
What is the approximate crew complement of an aircraft carrier?
~5000- 5500 souls
Besides providing close air support, naval firepower, and amphibious assaults, what else can United States Navy warships provide?
Humanitarian Aid
What U.S. Navy warships serve as fast, multi-mission ships that provide solid air defense and escort operations? (Hint: they are capable of carrying guided missiles)
Example: USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
Guided-missile Destroyers
Front of a ship
Bow
How are ships able to detect aerial targets from a large distance?
Radar
What is the name of the imaginary line running across the middle of a navy ship?
Centerline
What is the unit of speed equal to 1.15 land miles used by Navy ships and aircraft worldwide?
One knot (nautical mile)
What U.S. warships act as multi-mission surface combatants, primarily serving as the air defense commander for carrier strike groups?
Example: USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5)
Cruisers
Main body of a ship
Hull
What is it called when a ship uses waves to detect objects (fish, seafloor) underwater.
Sonar
What is the primary job of a U.S. navy cruiser?
To protect the aircraft carrier
What fixed wing aircraft is most present aboard U.S. navy aircraft carriers?
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
What type of naval vessel is known to navigate and operate underwater, providing both stealth and strategic deterrence?
Example: USS Virginia (SSN-774)
Rear of a ship
Stern
True or False: Aircraft carriers have 3 active catapults at a time.
True
What is the mission of a U.S. navy aircraft carrier?
To project military power worldwide without needing land-based airfields and to act as a mobile, survivable airbase at sea.
Heart of the fleet
What is the right side of a ship called?
Starboard side
What type of U.S. navy vessels serve to spearhead amphibious incursions of marines into enemy territories during an armed conflict, via launching either naval landings or air assaults and also by providing shipborne close air support and logistics for landed friendly forces?
Example: USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
Amphibious Assault Ships
Command center of a ship
Bridge
What color jacket does the Boatswain's Mate - Fuels (ABF) wear?
Purple
What is the mission of a U.S. navy destroyer?
Act as a multi-mission surface combatant that escorts larger vessels (like aircraft carriers) from surface, submarine, and air threats.
What is the left side of a ship called?
Port side