Early U.S. Navy
This war led to the official creation of the U.S. Navy in 1794.
What is the Quasi-War with France?
The surprise Japanese attack on this harbor brought the U.S. into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This is the Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954.
What is the USS Nautilus?
The Navy’s official song begins with the line, “Anchors Aweigh…”
What is Anchors Aweigh?
This is the Navy’s core values motto (three words).
What is Honor, Courage, Commitment?
Nicknamed "Old Ironsides," this frigate remains the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
What is the USS Constitution?
The first major naval battle fought entirely by aircraft carriers in 1942.
What is the Battle of the Coral Sea?
The USS Monitor fought the CSS Virginia in this famous 1862 battle.
What is the Battle of Hampton Roads?
This is the traditional greeting and response when a senior officer comes aboard a ship.
What is “Attention on deck!”
The U.S. Navy is part of this military branch’s overall department.
What is the Department of the Navy (within the Department of Defense)?
The U.S. Navy fought this European power during the Barbary Wars.
What is the Ottoman Empire (Barbary States)?
Known as the turning point of the Pacific War, this battle took place in June 1942.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This Navy vessel type is nicknamed “Gator Freighters,” used for amphibious operations.
What are amphibious assault ships?
These three items are smashed in a naval ship’s commissioning ceremony.
What is a bottle of champagne, a pennant, and a flag?
The Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron, known for their precision flying.
What are the Blue Angels?
The naval officer who famously said, “I have not yet begun to fight!” during the Revolutionary War.
Who is John Paul Jones?
This largest naval battle in history occurred in the Philippines in 1944.
What is the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier class is named after this president.
What is the Gerald R. Ford-class?
Navy sailors wear 13 buttons on their dress blue trousers to represent this.
What are the 13 original colonies?
This NATO operation involved the U.S. Navy enforcing a blockade during the Gulf War.
What is Operation Desert Shield/Storm?
This 1812 naval battle saw the USS Constitution defeat HMS Guerriere.
What is the Battle of the Atlantic (Constitution vs. Guerriere)?
The U.S. Navy used this code-breaking effort to gain the advantage at Midway.
What is breaking JN-25 (Japanese naval code)?
The "Silent Service" refers to this branch of naval warfare.
What is the submarine force?
The "crossing the line" ceremony is performed when sailors pass this imaginary line.
What is the Equator?
The U.S. Navy has this many active aircraft carriers (as of 2025).
What is 11?