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34 Cards in this Set
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First sub? |
USS Turtle David Bushell 1775 |
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When did congress first authorized ships to be built and what are they? |
1775 13 Frigates/6 Merchant vessel converted |
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What was US fort flag ship? |
USS Alfred (First hoisted the flag of freedom by Jonh Paul Jones) |
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Who was Americas first commander in chief? |
Esek Hopkins |
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During the revolutionary war who led three ships against a British convoy and captured 11 ships under the cover of fog? |
Abraham Whipple |
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During the Rev war who while skipper of the Uss Ranger attacked White Haven England? |
John Paul Jones "We have not begun to fight" |
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During Rev war while in command of Uss Bonhomme Richard who fought the HMS Serapis? |
John Paul Jones |
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How many vessels did the British lose in the Rev war? |
2000 |
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Who raided Tripoli harbor on Feb 16 1804? |
Stephen Decature To burn the captures Uss Philadelphia |
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During war of 1812 who defeated the British on the Lake Erie? |
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry "We have met our enemy and they are ours" |
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Who built the first steam warship? |
Robert Fulton |
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What was the first steam warship? |
Uss Demologos Later rechristen Uss Fulton |
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Navy first shop of the line? |
Uss Independent |
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Navy's first iron hull ship? |
Uss Michigan 1843 |
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Who is the father of the steam Navy? |
Commander Mathew Perry |
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Navy's first modern successful steamship with a propeller ? |
Uss Princeton |
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Who visited the South Pole in Jan 1848 proving it was a continent? |
Lt Charles Wikes |
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What was the Mosquito fleet? |
War with Mexico (Provided protection during Americas first large scale amphibious assault at Vera cruz) |
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Who signed a treaty with Japan on March 31,1854 allowing traded? |
Commodore Mathew Perry |
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What was the Css Virginia? |
Originally Uss Merrimack, confederate ironclad ship. |
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What was the Uss Monitor? |
Union ironclad ship, first torrent Gun. |
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What was the first successful sub attack? |
Css Hunley commanded by Lt Dixon sank he houatanicc as well as itself. |
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What was the Uss George Washington Part Curtis? |
Americas first aircraft carrier. "A ballon boat" |
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What happened on August 5th 1864? |
Battle of Mobile bay .David Farragut ( Navy's first admiral) victory closed south's most important port. " Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead " |
Simon Lake |
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What was the last U.S. Ship outfitted with sails? |
Uss Newark |
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Who discovered periscope? |
Simone Lake |
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Navy's first torpedo Boat? |
Uss Cushing |
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What was remember the Maine? |
Uss Maine exposed in Havana Harbor Cuba Feb 15 1898. |
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First 2 sub fitted with Diesel engines? |
Uss skipjack/Uss Sturgeon |
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Navy's first battleships "second class" |
Uss Texas /Uss Maine |
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Navy's first battleship "fist class" |
Uss Indiana |
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First battleship with 16 guns? |
Uss Colorado |
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Who was the first officer in aviation? |
Captain Washington Iving Chambers |
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Who successfully landed a bi-plane on the Uss Pennsylvania? |
Eugene Ely |
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