Warship

“USS Enterprise has a length of 1,123ft, making it the longest carrier in the US Navy.” (NavalTech n.p.) This fact is insane with all the massive warships the U.S has at sea for the USS Enterprise to be the largest is just incredible. She was re-delivered to the US Navy in April 2010. The maintenance cost at the time of delivery was reported to be $662m.(NavalTech n.p.) It's hard to imagine that much money let alone use it to build a warship.”When the engineers first started planning the ship’s propulsion system, they were uncertain how it would work, or even if it would work according to their theories.” Imagine if you will you're the engineers of the USS Enterprise you get 662 million dollars to make it and you don't even know if the ship will work. This was a gigantic risk by the government to make something that wasn’t even certain it could go to sea. Somehow by some sort of a miracle they got it too work and the Enterprise had many voyages in her long…

The Effects of Jet Aircraft On Maritime Warfare A dawning of a new age in maritime warfare was brought upon the world when the jet aircraft entered the battlefield of the open seas. The development of a faster, deadlier, and more effective type of aircraft led to jet aircraft ruling the skies; Also many profound effects have stemmed off as reactors. Jet aircraft had effects on maritime warfare by the secondary technology advancements it caused, new strategy and tactics, and foreign policy of…

After safely delivering the convoy , TURNER returned to the east coast of the U.S. TURNER, along with several other warships arrived at Ambrose Lightship on January 3, 1944. The Ambrose Lightship marked the entrance to the Ambrose Channel, which was the main shipping channel in and out of the ports of New York and New Jersey. The ships anchored in the vicinity of the lightship at about 0300, with orders to proceed to Brooklyn Naval Yard at 07:15. The order was never carried out. At 06:17,…

Mercury or Drake was always trained to treat people in a terrible way by bullying them and annoy them, so the other person would faint. Drake was poisonous because it was a naturally occurring element and that it is found in air, water and soil. It is also highly toxic form (methylmercury) which builds up in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish. Now when Drake meets gold or Ivory his life may or may not change. That you will find out as you read on. One day Drake was at his house, when he…

The United States Navy has been involved in countless engagements since their creation in October of 1775. Throughout the Navy’s history, the importance of having advanced technology and superior leadership was their key to becoming a world power and staying that way. However, some battles see a greater emergence of new technology and leadership than others do. The Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War is one of the paramount battles that lead to the growth of the United States Navy, due…

were many types of warships that played different roles in combat over water. There were dreadnought battleships, pre-dreadnought battleships, torpedo boats, destroyers, monitors, submarines, and cruisers. The types of primary ships evolved throughout the war. Dreadnought Battleships These types of battleships were named after the warship that the British introduced in WWI. They differed from previous battleships because they had a primary armament of guns and a light secondary armament to…

Ancient Greek Transportation and The Odyssey Silvia Hwang In The Odyssey, Homer tells the reader only that Odysseus had a fast, black ship; most historians agree that he was on one of the warships he used to travel to Troy. After a victorious war, Odysseus struggles to sail back home to Ithaca. But was sailing the best way to travel? Transportation is an important aspect of any kind of civilization. While the Greeks were very advanced in sailing technologies, they were not as good with other…

World War I was the first international war of its time. It lasted from 1914 to November of 1918 and there were 17 million deaths during the war. Many causes of WWI included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Although, the major underlying cause of WWI was militarism. Militarism was created by the growth of Armaments, the upbringing of military gunships, and that military power is seen as a symbol of national prestige. These three crucial reasons are what led up to WWI. One…

saving a historical American warship by revealing the ship’s significance in American history during the early 1800s. The warship, named the USS Constitution, was significant because of its remarkable contributions in battle. For this reason, Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote the poem using metaphors, symbols, and imagery to convey the ship’s importance to the American people, and to prevent its destruction by evoking strong feelings, such as a sense of patriotism and admiration from the readers. In…

December 7, 1941, was a very important day. The attack on Pearl Harbor lead to the death of thousands, and pulled the United States into World War II. Why was that location so significant? Did other naval forces play a big role in the war? Pearl Harbor was a very noteworthy event, and other warships also had a major impact on society during World War II. Why are boats interesting to me? I have been boating for as long as I can remember. Kayaking was and still is something that brings my family…