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97 Cards in this Set
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When was the United States NAVY born?
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13 October 1775
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On 13 October 1775 the Second Continental Congress authorized the purchase of how many ships?
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Two
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During the Revolutionary War and into the 19th century naval vessels were grouped into what three major classes?
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Ships-of-the-line
Frigates Sloops-of-war |
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What ships were commisioned by the Continental
Congress and by individual states to capture enemy merchant ships as prizes of war. |
Privateers
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Privateers typicaly sailed what types of ships?
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Schooners
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What was the name of the first warfare submarine?
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The Turtle
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Who built the first warfare submarine?
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David Bushnell
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The first instance of an ANTI-submarine attack was when the British sunk what submarine?
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The Turtle
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What was the NAVY's first flagship?
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USS Alfred
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Who was the first foriegn power to recognize the american colonies as a struggling government with a nine gun salute?
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France
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Who said?
"Struck Sir? I have not yet begun to fight!" |
John Paul Jones
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The Continental Navy operated some 56 vessels at one time or another. However, it only managed to reach a peak of __ ships, that operated at the same time.
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27
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During the revolutiuonary war it is estimated that the British lost how many merchant ships?
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2,000
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What is the oldest Navy ship still in commission today?
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The USS Constitution
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When was the Department of the Navy established?
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1798
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What President established the department of the Navy?
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President John Adams
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The entirely Naval war with France between 1798-1801 was known as the ______.
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Quasi War
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The famous expression “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” originated from what war?
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The Quasi war
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Who led 84 seamen into the port of Tripoli and burned the captured ship USS Philidelphia on Feb 16 1804?
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Lieutenant Stephen Decatur
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On August 19, 1812 the USS Constitution earned what nickname?
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Old Ironsides
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What war began from the British forcing American Seamen to serve in the British Navy?
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The war of 1812
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Who wrote this dispatch?
“We have met the enemy and they are ours.” |
Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry
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What was the most important
development in the surface Navy during the first half of the 19th century. |
Steam Power
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On September 5, 1843, the Navy’s first successful
steamship, the USS ______, was launched. |
Princeton
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The Mexican-American War was primarily a _____ war.
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Land
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Commodore Matthew C. Perry signed a treaty with _____
on March 31, 1854, that opened ports to American trade and provisioning of ships. |
Japan
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Name the two famed Iron cladds of the civil war.
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USS Merrimack (Confederate)
USS Monitor (Union) |
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How many crewmembers died on the first voyage of the CSS Hunley?
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Seven
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The first successful attack by a submarine sank what ship?
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The USS Housatonic
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What was the name of the first submarine to complete an attack againt a surface ship?
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The CSS Hunley
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Who gave the famous order? “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!”
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David Farragut
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Who is considered the father of modern naval ordnance?
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John Dahlgren
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Who defined sea power; showed the importance of understanding naval needs; and advocated a large, powerful Navy capable of assembling an overwhelming force to defeat the enemy’s Navy.
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Alfred T. Mahan
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What ship was labeled as the first modern cruiser in the U.S. Fleet.
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USS Newark
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What was the first torpedo boat to join the fleet?
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USS Cushing
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The ______ was the US Navy's first gas-powered submarine
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USS Holland
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What was a major reason for the start of the Spanish-American War?
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The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba
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The battle cry "Remember the Maine" came from the begining of what war?
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The Spanish-American war
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Who gave the order “You may fire when you are ready,
Gridley.”? |
Commodore George Dewey
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The Battle of Manila Bay was during what war?
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The Spanish-American war
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When did the Navy accept its first operational submarine?
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1900
the USS Holland |
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The first two submarines to have diesel engines were?
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USS Skipjack (SS 24)
USS Sturgeon (SS 25) |
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What was the name of our first First-Class Battle ship?
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USS Indiana (BB 1)
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Where did the first flights of the Wright brothers take place?
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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
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Eugene Ely successfully took off from and later landed a
biplane on a platform rigged aboard the __________. |
USS Pennsylvania
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Who was the Navy's first aviator?
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Lieutenant T. G. Ellyson
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On November 17, 1917, the
Destroyers USS Nicholson and USS Fanning were the first U.S. ships to do what? |
Sink an enemy submarine
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When was the Nurse Corps officialy born?
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1908
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Women were first enrolled into the Navy as ____.
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Yeomen
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In the 1930's Americans felt the economic strain known as the ________.
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Great Depression
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Where is the National Museum of Naval Aviation Located?
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Pensacola, Florida
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Who was the first pilot to cross the Atlantic?
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Albert C. Read
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What was the first Carrier designed from the Keel up?
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USS Ranger
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When was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
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December 7, 1941
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How many aircraft carriers were sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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Zero
They were all at sea. |
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What was the first battle fought entirely by Aircraft launched from Aircraft Carriers?
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Battle of Coral Sea
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What was the turning point of the Pacific Campaign?
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Battle of Midway
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Which aircraft carrier was sunk during the Battle of Coral Sea?
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USS Lexington
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Which aircraft carrier was sunk during the Battle of Midway?
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USS Yorktown
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What battle took place for three days in November of 1942?
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Battle of Guadalcanal
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_________ was known as the largest amphibious operation in history.
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The invasion of Normandy
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What day marks the Invasion of Normandy?
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June 6, 1944
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D-Day may better be known as the __________.
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Invasion of Normandy
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Names such as the USS Tarawa,
USS Missouri (fig. 5-12), USS Tucson, USS Higbee, and USS O’Bannon, are synonymous with ________. |
Heroism
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Women reserves were better known as _____.
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WAVES
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How many ratings were waves eligible for during WWII?
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34
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When for the first time did women became a part of the Regular Navy?
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12 June 1948
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In June 1948, a squadron of FH-1 Phantoms qualified for what?
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Carrier operations, marking the begining of Jet based Aircraft Carriers.
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What was the first US nuclear submarine?
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USS Nautilus
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What is the significance of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act?
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It abolished the Womens reserve and allowed women into the regular Navy.
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29 June 1950 marked what?
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The first Naval shots fired during the Korean Conflict.
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When did helicopters come into wartime use?
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During the Korean Conflict
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What year was the first nuclear submarine launched?
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1955
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What was the first submarine to reach the North Pole?
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USS Nautilus
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What year did the USS Nautilus reach the North Pole?
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1958
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What was the first Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier?
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USS Enterprise
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What year was the first satelite sent into orbit?
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1958
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Who was the first American to make a suborbital flight?
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Alan B. Shepard
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What year was the first american launched into space?
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1961
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When were americans introduced in Vietnam?
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1965
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When did Vietnam end?
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January 1973
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Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?
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Neil Armstrong
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When did Neil Armstrong make his first steps on the Moon.
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20 July 1969
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What was the Navy’s first deep diving vehicle.
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Alvin
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When was the deep diving vehicle Alvin successfully tested at 6,000-foot depths.
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July 20, 1965
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Name the first Trident submarine.
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USS Ohio
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In May 1987, an Iraqi aircraft mistakenly fired two missiles that struck what US Frigate?
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USS Starke
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In April 1988, Iran’s use of mines caused considerable damage to what US Frigate?
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USS Samuel B. Roberts
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What spawned the start of Desert storm?
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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
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The Navy transported over how many billion pounds of equipment and supplies to sustain the forces of Desert Shield / Desert Storm.
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18.3
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Name the first LHA.
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USS Tarawa
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What is the newest destroyer class?
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Arleigh Burke
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What is the newest Cruiser class?
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Ticonderoga
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During the late 18th Century, battleships were
classified as __________. |
Ships-of-the-line
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The first official recognition of the American
Stars and Stripes flag by a foreign nation was given by France to the ______. |
USS Ranger
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What battle saved Australia from being invaded by the Japanese?
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The Battle of Coral Sea
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During what battle did Admiral Farragut give the order, “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.”
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Battle of Mobile bay
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