Navy Terminology & Knowledge

Port

Port

Left

Starboard

Right

Bulkhead

Wall

Overhead

Ceiling

Ladderwell

Stairs

Head

Restroom

Make a Head Call

Need to use the Restroom

Scuttlebutt

Water faucet/fountain or spreading rumors

Mind your P's & Q's

Be on your best behavior

Hatch

Door

Passageway

Hallway

Adrift

Loose or out of control, applied to anything lost or left lying about.

Aft-end

Near or toward the stern (rear) of the ship.

All hands

The entire ship's company, both officers and enlisted.

Aye-aye

Replying to an order or command meaning, "I understand and will comply."

Below

Downstairs

Carry On

an order to resume work or duties

Chow Hall (Mess Deck) or Galley

Place to eat

Colors

Raising or lowering of a national flag

Secure

Lock, put away or stop work

Sickbay

Hospital or medical clinic

Swab

Mop

Taps

Time to sleep, end of day

Topside

Upstairs

Oldest Commissioned Ship in the Navy

USS Constitution

Nickname of the USS Constitution

"Old Ironsides"

Navy Flight Song

"Anchors Aweigh"

Founding of the Department of the Navy

1798

Birthday of the Navy

October 13, 1775

Father of the Navy

John Paul Jones

Father of the Nuclear Navy

Admiral Hydmen Rickover

Who Names the Navy Ships

Secretary of the Navy

Depth of a Fathom

6 Feet

Navy Colors

Blue & Gold

Navy Mascot

Goat

Navy Emblem: Eagle

National Defense

Navy Emblem: Ship at Sea

U.S, Naval Tradition

Navy Emblem: Ship

USS Constitution

Navy Emblem: Anchor

Maritime Tradition

Deck

Ground or floor of a ship