ASTB Naval Stuff

When was the Marines founded?

November 10 1775

Who was the most famous naval hero from the Revolutionary War?

John Paul Jones

What was the Navy's first metal-hulled ship?

USS Monitor

Who yelled during the battle of Mobile Bay, 'damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!'

Adam David Farragut

Who was the first naval aviator?

Theodor Ellyson

What was the first time metal-hulled ships fought each other?

Battle of Hampton, 1862 - USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia

Who was the first person to launch a winged aircraft off a ship?

Eugene Ely

When was the navy founded?

October 13, 1775

Who was the first commander in chief of the navy?

Esek Hopkins

Congress ordered construction of six frigates to engage the British navy. What were the names of these ships?

United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress, President

What was the first nuclear-powered submarine?

USS Nautilus

In ship terminology, what are the walls referred to as?

bulkheads

In ship terminology, what are stairs referred to as?

ladder wells

What is the primary deck of the vessel referred to as?

main deck

what is the deck upon where the navigation is housed and where the ship is driven?

bridge deck

what is the part of the main deck, which sailors salute towards as a sign of respect and is used for ceremonies?

quarter deck

What is an AB?

Aviation Boatswain's Mate

What is the responsibility of an AB?

aviation support equipment, fuel/oil systems, catapults and arresting gear on flight deck

What is an AC?

Aviation traffic controller

What is an AD?

Aviation machinist's mate

What is the responsibility of an AD?

Responsible for maintaining aircraft engines

What is an AE?

Aviation Electrician's Mate

What is the responsibility of an AE?

maintain electrical power systems on aircraft

What is an AG?

Aerographer's Mate

What is the responsibility of an AG?

forecast weather

What is an AM?

Aviation Structural Mechanic

What is the responsibility of an AM?

Maintain exterior portions, control surfaces, hydraulic components of aircraft

What is an AO?

Aviation Ordnanceman

What is the responsibility of an AO?

maintaining, loading/unloading bullets, missiles, and bombs on aircraft

What is an AT?

Aviation Electronics Technician

What is the responsibility of an AT?

maintain radar, avionics, and navigation systems

What is an AW?

Naval aircrewman

What is the responsibility of an AW?

operate systems onboard naval aircraft

What is an AZ?

Aviation Maintenance Administrationman

What is a PR?

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman

What is the responsibility of a PR?

maintain equipment critical to survival in case of emergency

What is an HM?

Hospital Corpsman

What is a BM?

Boatswain's Mate

What is the responsibility of a BM?

conduct maintenance on ship's exterior structure and deck equipment

What is a CS?

Culinary Specialist

What is an MA?

Master-at-Arms

What is the responsibility of an MA?

maintain good order, provide security to naval personnel

What is a QM?

Quartermaster

What is the responsibility of a QM?

steer ship, operate naviagation radar or sonar

What do blue jerseys do?

plane handlers, aircraft elevator operators, tractor drivers

What do purple jerseys do?

fuel systems

What do green jerseys do?

catapult and arresting gear personnel, air wing mx, ground support equipment

What do yellow jerseys do?

aircraft directors, catapult and arresting gear officers

What do red jerseys do?

Ornancemen (load aircraft with bombs, missiles, etc.), also crash and salvage crews

What do brown jerseys do?

air wing plane captains - responsible for safety and integrity of aircraft

What do white jerseys do?

safety, quality control, landing signal officers

What is the most common fuel used in light aircraft?

100LL (100 Octane Low-Lead)

What is the weight of 100LL?

6 lbs / gallon

What is the typical fuel used for larger turbine aircraft?

Jet-A

What is the weight of Jet-A?

6.7 lbs / gallon

What is the typical fuel used in fighter jets?

JP-8

What is the weight of JP-8 fuel?

6.47-7.01 lbs / gallon

lowest deck on ship, usually below the waterline, where cables are stowed

Orlop deck

mechanism - winch used to hoist/mooring anchors

Windlass

vertically aligned cylinder used for pulling ropes

Capstan

large carrier battle group abrv

CVBG

longitudinal timbers at each side of a deck opening

Carlin

another name for the bow of a ship

Prow

Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board

Freeboard

water level to keel

Draft

Upper deck in the forward part of the ship

Forecastle

stern half of deck

Fantail

width of the ship at its widest point

Beam

top edge of a ship or boat's hull

Gunwale

seat across on a boat on which a rower may sit

Thwart

a single mast sailing vessel

Sloop

a double mast sailing vessel where the rear mast is aft of the rudder post

Yawl

metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened

Cleat

interior of the hull below the floorboards; the lowest part of a vessel's interior where sides of vessel curve in to form the bottom

Bilge

vertical section at the stern that houses the boat's motor

Transom

What is AQ?

Aviation Fire Control Technician

Who was the first person to space (it was a Soviet)

Yuri Garagin

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

Who was the first American in space?

Alan Shepard

Who stepped on the moon 20 minutes after Armstrong?

Buzz Aldrin

Who was the first American to orbit the earth? Also the first person to travel across North America at supersonic speeds

John Glenn

Who was the first woman to go into space?

Valentina Tereshkova

Who was the first American woman in space?

Sally Ride

What was the goal of Project Mercury?

to put man into Earth orbit

What was the goal of Project Gemini?

development of space travel techniques to support Apollo mission to land astronauts on moon

What was the objective of the Apollo program?

to land humans on the moon; win space race against USSR

how many manned Apollo missions were there?

12

How many crewed missions to the moon in the Apollo program?

6

In what war did the longest dog fight in history occur?

WWII

Who broke the sound barrier?

Chuck Yeager

What was known as the best dive bomber by USN in WWII?

Dauntless

What was the Strategic Air Command's frontline bomber of the 50's?

B-36

What was the main torpedo bomber used in WWII?

Grumman Avenger

In what war did the EA-6B make its first appearance?

Vietnam War

What does a tachometer measure?

Working speed of an engine (usually in RPM)

The nickname 'Old Ironsides' was given to which ship?

USS Constitution

Who said 'I may sink, but i'll be damned if I strike?'

John Paul Jones

AIM-9

What is the designation of a SideWinder Missile?

What was the date of Pearl Harbor?

Dec 7 1941

What was the first battle in which aircraft carrier engaged each other?

Battle of Coral Sea - May 4-8 1942