NAVAL HISTORY
What was the Navy's first Flagship?
USS Alfred
What is the Navy's Birthday?
October 13, 1775
When is a left handed salute permitted?
Only when a salute cannot be rendered with the right hand.
When was HSC-28 Established?
3 December 1984.
What are the names of the 6 original frigates?
USS Constitution
USS Chesapeake
USS Constellation
USS Congress
USS President
USS United States
Which of the following awards are worth 3 award points towards the advancement exam?
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
What is Dipping the Ensign?
Merchant ships salute Navy ships by lowering (dipping) their ensign. The US never salutes first.
What Was the first ship named after a woman?
USS Hopper, named after RDAM Grace Hopper. Known for her major contribution to the development of Aegis.
The official history of a persons Navy career is considered what record?
Naval Service Record
During the War of 1812, what ship earned it's name "Old Ironsides"?
USS Constitution
What is the maximum number of cumulative PNA points that can be applied to a Final Multiple Score of an advancement exam?
15
When was the Sailors Creed Written?
1993 at the direction of Admiral Kelso.
The Navy observes which holidays by firing a 21 gun salute at 1200?
President's Day and Memorial Day.
AK3 Stanley Kirk Burrell is better known by this name?
M.C. Hammer