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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the term used to describe the transfer of
fuel and supplies between ships while underway? |
replenishment at sea.
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Ships usually maintain a distance of _______
feet while taking on supplies at sea. |
100 feet
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What type of replenishment allows a receiving
ship to stay on station in combat formation? |
vertical replenishment.
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What class of ship is the largest and most
powerful auxiliary ship? |
(AOE).
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The mission of the rescue, salvage, and towing
ships: |
rapid firefighting, dewatering, battle damage
repair, and rescue towing assistance. |
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All aircraft have what type of designation?
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tri-service
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The three parts of a fixed-wing aircraft:
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fuselage
empennage wings |
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Define Upper Deck:
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A partial deck extending from side to side amidships.
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When did the Navy aquire its first aircraft:?
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1911
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What class of ship is the largest and most powerful auxiliary ship?
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AOE - fast combat support ship
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What is the mission of the rescue, salvage, and towing ships?
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Firefighting, dewatering, battle repair, and rescue towing.
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How is the size of a ship given?
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Displacement in long tons. This is the weight of the water that the ship displaces.
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What is ship's armor?
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Special stell installed on the sides of a ship, on a deck, and on gun mounts and turrets.
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How is a ship's speed indicated?
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Knots.
1 knot = 1 1/8 statute mph. 1nm = 2000 yards |
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Define "Platform":
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a partial deck below the main deck.
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What is the third deck?
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The third full deck below the main deck.
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What is the O4 level?
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4th deck above the main deck.
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What does 01-56-2-Q mean?
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01 - 1st level, one above the main deck
56 - frame number 2 - first frame on the port side of the centerline (evens are port, odds are starboard) Q - defines how the space is used (Q is "miscellaneous") |
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What are bulkheads?
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"walls" on a ship
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What are gunwhales?
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the upper edge of the sides of the ship where the sheer strakes form the main deck.
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What are Longitudinals?
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frames that are parallel to the keel
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What is a stanchion?
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vertical steel pillars that support decks, mounted one above the other
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What are strakes?
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steel plates that form the ship's hull
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What is the forecastle?
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The deck above the main deck at the bow.
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What is the poop deck?
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a partial deck above the main deck
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What is the main deck?
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the uppermost complete deck
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What is the well deck?
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the forward part of the main deck, between the upper deck and fo'castle, between the upper and poop decks
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What are the superstructure decks?
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a partial deck above the main deck that might not extend to the sides of the ship
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The four categories of ships:
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combat ships
auxiliary ships combatant craft support craft |
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types of hatch items to remember:
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1. doors and gasket for Water-Tight Doors
2. bolted hatch with Escape Scuttle 3. Quick-acting Water-Tight Door 4. Water-Tight Door with individual dogs |