Naval History
The US Navy's birthday.
What is October 13, 1775
This custom is performed and given as a sign of respect for commissioned officers.
What is the Hand Salute?
An original member of the crew when the ship was placed in commission.
Plank owner.
What is the formal event that marks the moment when one commanding officer hands over leadership to another?
Change of command ceremony.
What is the front and rear of ship called?
bow and stern.
The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
What is the USS Enterprise?
What's the Naval term for a water fountain?
Scuttlebutt.
The US Navy's mascot.
Who is Bill the goat.
What is the ceremony for crossing the equator?
Shellback ceremony.
How many nautical miles does a swallow tattoo symbolize?
5,000 nautical miles underway.
This person is most decorated enlisted Sailor in U.S. Navy history.
Who is James E. Williams?
This custom is performed when a Sailor boards or departs a ship.
Saluting the ensign.
What is the Navy's official song?
Anchors Aweigh.
What sound is played at a military funeral or burial at sea?
Taps.
This famous quote, "I have not yet begun to fight," was said by who?
John Paul Jones.
Oldest commissioned ship in the Navy.
USS CONSTITUION
A holiday in which a Navy ship, not underway, executes full-dress.
What is Presidents Day or Independence Day.
Religious ceremony the ship bell can be used for.
What is baptism.
Battle that turned the tide in the Pacific during WWII.
Battle of Midway.
While at anchor in Yemen, this ship was attacked by Al-Qaeda suicide-bombers, killing 17 and injuring 39 personnel.
What is the USS COLE?
Traditionally, what day of the year is a unique deck log entry made?
New Years day.
What is the old Naval term "Rock and Shoals."
"Rock and Shoals" refers to a historical set of naval laws that was later replaced by the UCMJ in 1951.
This is the first milestone/ceremony of a ship.
What is the keel-laying ceremony?
The 3 oldest rates in the Navy.
BM, GM, QM.