Bmr 05 Naval History

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Navy birthday is ____. On that date the _____ authorized the purchase of two vessels.

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13 Oct 1775
Second Continental Congress

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Marine’s birthday: _____.

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11 Nov 1775

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HM birthday: _____

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June 17, 1898

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During the late 18th century, battleships were classified as _____. These ships were the _____ of all sailing warships and carried 64 to over 100 guns of various sizes.

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ships-of-the-line
largest

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______: These were the cruisers of the 18th Century. They were usually _____ than average ship-of-the-line. Generally carried 28 to 44 guns (about half)

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Frigates
smaller and faster

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_____:These were small sailing warships. They carried 10 to 20 guns. (About ¼ to 1/5)

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Sloops-of War

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Typical of the independent “fleet” of privateers was the ____. It was a small, fast, flexible, flush-deck ship that carried smooth-bore cannon.

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schooner

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This first warfare submarine is named the ____.
It was designed by ____.
The submarine was finally sunk by the British in _____ harbor—the first recorded instance of an antisubmarine attack.

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Turtle
David Bushnell
New York harbor

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The USS ____ had the distinction of being the U.S. Navy’s first flagship and is said to be the first U.S. naval vessel on which the “_____” was hoisted (by John Paul Jones).

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USS Alfred
Flag of Freedom

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_____ served as first lieutenant aboard the USS Alfred.

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John Paul Jones

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As the skipper of the USS ____ became one of the first foreign powers to recognize the struggling government of the American Colonies when John Paul Jones sailed the USS ____ into ____ Bay, France on Feb. 1778. The Ranger saluted the French Fleet anchored there. A ___ gun salute was given in return. This marked the first time the “______” flag were officially recognized.

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USS France
USS Ranger
Quiberon Bay
9 gun salute
"Stars and Stripes” flag

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The skipper of the Serapis asked ______ if “he had struck his colors” (surrender). Jones replied, _____

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John Paul Jones
“Struck, sir? I have not yet begun to fight!”

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On August 19, 1812 Captain Isaac Hull aboard the _____ defeated the British frigate Guerriere, and the USS Constitution earned its nickname “_____”.

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USS Constitution
Old Ironside

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The USS _____ is still in commission and can be seen at the _____.

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The USS Constitution
Boston Navy Yard.

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The “____” with ____, 1798 - 1801, was entirely a naval war. The famous expression “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” originated at this time.

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Quasi War
France

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During the campaign, Lieutenant _____ and ___ seamen slipped into the harbor at Tripoli on February 16, 1804, and burned the captured frigate USS _____. _______. Britain’s Admiral _____ described the raid as “one of the most bold and daring acts of the age.”

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Stephen Decatur, 84 seamen
USS Philadelphia
Not a single American Sailor was lost.
Lord Nelson

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On September 10, 1813, Captain ____ defeated a British squadron on Lake ___ and wrote his dispatch, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

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Oliver Hazard Perry
Erie

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On September 5, 1843, the Navy’s first successful steamship, the USS _____, was launched.

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USS Princeton

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The Civil War saw the development of two famed ironclads—the USS Merrimack (renamed the CSS ____ by the Confederacy) and the Union’s USS Monitor.

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CSS Virginia

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In Battle of _____. On August 5, 1864, ____, the Navy’s first admiral gave his famous order “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!”

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Battle of Mobile Bay
David Farragut

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______ is the father of modern naval ordnance.

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John Dahlgren

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Because of its many improvements, the USS ____ has been labeled as the first modern cruiser in the U.S. Fleet.

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USS Newark

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On _____, the USS _____ was sunk while anchored in Cuba's Havana harbor which led to the Spanish-American War. "_____"became our battle cry.

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Feb 15, 1898
USS Maine
Remember the Maine

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April 1900 the Navy accepted its first operational submarine, USS ____.

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USS Holland

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By 1895, the heavy elements of the U.S. Fleet consisted of ____ steel cruisers, the heavy cruiser USS ____, and three battleships. The first two battleships were the USS ___ and the USS ___. Both were listed as “second-class” battleships. The third ship, the USS ____(BB 1), was our first “first-class” battleship.

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15
USS New York
USS Texas and USS Maine
USS Indiana

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On Dec 16 1907, the “____” left ____, Virginia for a round-the-world cruise to show the flag and demonstrate the strength of the US Navy.

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Great White Fleet
Hampton Roads, Virginia

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In World War I, destroyers were the main defense against _____.

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German U-boats

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USS ____(BB 36) was the first of the battleships to use oil.

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USS Nevada.

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In ____, the women’s role in the Navy came into its own.

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World War I

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In 1934, the USS ____, the first carrier designed from the keel up, joined the fleet.

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USS Ranger

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At the Battle of ____, the two fleets never saw each other—the battle was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers. (USS _____loss, Australia saved.)

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Battle of Coral Sea
USS Lexington

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The turning point of the war in the Pacific came the next month at the Battle of ____.

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the Battle of Midway

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In November 1942, the Navy fought the Battle of ______. With the fall of ______, the southern _____ came under Allied control and ____ was in less danger of attack.

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Battle of Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Australia

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The Battle of the ______ ended with the Japanese carrier forces short of ships, planes, gas, and pilots.

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Battle of Philippine Sea

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Battle of _____: In a last-chance effort to salvage the Philippines, the Japanese sent a naval force to the _____ to attack the U.S. Fleet.

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Battle of Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf

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With the losses at ____ and _____, the war in the Pacific was approaching its final days.

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Okinawa and Iwo Jima

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____ and ____ came into full use in World War II.

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Radar and Sonar

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On _____ Japan attacked Pearl Harbor drawing the US into World War II.

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Dec 7, 1941

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WAVES means _____.

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"Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service"
Later change to "Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service"

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On August 4, 1942, ______ was sworn in as Lieutenant Commander of the Women’s Reserve.

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Mildred Helen McAfee

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On 30 Jul 1943, Congress authorized the establishment of the _____ to fill acute shortages of personnel during World War II.

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Women’s Reserve

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The _________ became law June 12, 1948, marking another step forward. That was perhaps the most significant milestone to date in the history of women in the Navy.

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Women’s Armed Services Integration Act

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Jets were first used in the _____. The helicopters also came into being during this time.

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Korean Conflict

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The USS ____, the first nuclear submarine, was first put to sea on January 17, 1955. Arrive ____ Pole on 1 Aug 1958.

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USS Nautilus
North Pole

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The first nuclear powered surface warship was the guided missile cruiser USS ____ launched on April 15, 1961.

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USS Bainbridge

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The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was the USS _____ which was commissioned on Nov 25, 1961.

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USS Enterprise

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The ____ is now the oldest man-made satellite still in orbit. Many naval officers participated in space exploration.

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Vanguard

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On May 5, 1961 Commander _____, Jr. made America’s first suborbital flight.

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Alan B. Shepard

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Former Navy pilot _____ became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.

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Neil Armstrong

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On January 25, 1969, the first nuclear-powered, deep-submergence research and ocean-engineering vehicle, ____, was launched.

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NR-1

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On July 19, 1974, construction of the _____ weapons commenced.

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new Trident undersea nuclear weapons

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The Trident system consists of three principal elements: ___, ___ and ___.

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1. a nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine. (SSBN)
2. a strategic weapons system (the missile)
3. an integrated logistics support system

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The first Trident submarine was the USS ____(SSBN-726). It was delivered to the Navy in ____.

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USS Ohio
1981

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The most recent additions to the surface fleet are the _____ cruisers and the _____destroyers.

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Ticonderoga-class cruisers
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers