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32 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS 15 JUN 1775?
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CONTINENTAL NAVY WAS CREATED
BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO INITIATED THE FIRST SEA-BASED OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE BRITISH |
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WHEN WAS THE FIRST CONTINENTAL NAVY CREATED?
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15 JUN 1775
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WHAT IS 13 OCT 1775?
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NAVYs BIRTHDAY
ON A FRIDAY |
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WHEN IS THE NAVYs BIRTHDAY?
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13 OCT 1775
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WHAT IS 30 APR 1798?
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DEPT OF THE NAVY WAS ESTABLISHED
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WHEN WAS THE DON ESTABLISHED?
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30 APR 1798
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WHEN WAS THE DIXIE CAP ESTABLISHED?
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1852
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WHAT IS 1 APR 1893?
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CPO WAS ESTABLISHED
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Petty_Officer |
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WHEN WAS THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ESTABLISHED?
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1 APR 1893
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WHAT IS 1 JUN 1958?
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SCPO & MCPO WAS ESTABLISHED
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HOW MANY STARS DOES THE MCPON INSIGNIA HAVE?
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4
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HOW MANY STARS DOES THE CMDCM INSIGNIA HAVE?
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3
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WHO IS THE FIRST FEMALE NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER & WHEN?
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YNC LORETTA PERFECTUS WALSH
21 MARCH 1917 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/First_female_navy_chief_petty_officer |
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WHO IS THE FIRST MCPON & WHEN?
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GMCM DELBERT D. BLACK
13 JAN 1967 |
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WHO DESIGNED THE MOSQUITO EMBLEM W/ A TORPEDO?
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WALTER DISNEY
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HOW WAS THE IDEA OF THE SEABEEs CONCEIVED?
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BY BUREAU OF YARDS & DOCKS
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HOW WAS THE SEABEEs FOUNDED?
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ON THE PREMISE THAT EXPERIENCE & ARMED CONSTRUCITON WORKERS WERE CRITICALLY NEEDED IN WWII
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WHAT IS 5 MAR 1942?
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BIRTHDAY OF THE SEABEEs
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WHAT IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE SEABEEs?
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5 MAR 1942
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WHO IS ADM BEN MOREELL?
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FATHER OF THE SEABEEs
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WHAT IS THE SEABEE MOTO?
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CONSTRUIMUS, BATUIMUS
"WE BUILD. WE FIGHT". (ALSO UNOFFICIALLY "CAN DO!") |
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WHO IS JOHN PAUL JONES?
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FATHER OF THE MODERN NAVY
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WHERE WAS JOHN PAUL JONES BURIED?
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PARIS AT THE SAINT LOUIS CEMETERY
DIED ON JULY 18, 1792 ON APRIL 24, 1906, JONES'S COFFIN WAS INSTALLED IN BANCROFT HALL AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, FOLLOWING A CEREMONY IN DAHLGREN HALL, PRESIDED OVER BY PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT WHO GAVE A LENGTHY TRIBUTARY SPEECH.[17] ON JANUARY 26, 1913, THE CAPTAIN'S REMAINS WERE FINALLY RE-INTERRED IN A MAGNIFICENT BRONZE AND MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY CHAPEL IN ANNAPOLIS |
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WHO IS ESEK HOPKINS?
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FIRST COMMANDER OF THE NAVY
(APRIL 26, 1718 – FEBRUARY 26, 1802) COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE CONTINENTAL NAVY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
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WHO IS LT STEPHEN DECATUR?
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HE LED THE 1ST AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT IN TRIPOLI HARBOR IN 1812 AGAINST THE BARBARY PIRATES
HE DESTROYED THE CAPTURED FRIGATE, USS PHILADELPHIA |
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WHAT SHIP WAS CAPTURED BY NORTH KOREA IN WWII?
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USS PUEBLO (AGER-2)
ON 23 JAN 1968 |
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WHAT PATROL BOAT DID PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY SERVE WITH ?
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PT-109
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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL SEA?
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7-8 MAY 1942
FOUGHT ENTIRELY BY AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED FROM CARRIERS THE TWO FLEETS NEVER SAW EACH OTHER THIS BATTLE PREVENTED THE INVASION OF AUSTRALIA US LOST THE USS LEXINGTON |
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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY?
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3-6 JUN 1942
THE TURNING POINT OF WWII IN THE PACIFIC ARENA CODE BREAKERS BROKE THE CODE FROM JAPANESE PLANNING TO AMBUSH THE USA US LOST THE USS YORKTOWN (CV5 & USS HAMMAN (DD412) JAPANESE LOST 2 CARRIERS |
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION IN HISTORY?
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6 JUN 1944
INVASION OF NORMANDY TOOK PLACE IN AMPHIBIOUS LANDING |
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WHERE IS THE LOCATION OF THE USS MAINEs MAST?
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AFT MAST IS IN ARLINGTON, VA
FORE MAST IS IN ANNAPOLIS, MD |
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WHAT IS THE OLDEST SHIP IN THE NAVY & STILL IN SERVICE TODAY?
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USS CONSTITUTION
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