Naval Ships and Aviation

Front

forward

rear

aft

across the ship

athwartships

front of ship

bow

back of ship

stern

go toward stern

go aft

go toward bow

go forward

port side

left

starboard

right

inboard

going towards centerline

outboard

going away from centerline

amidships

center midpoint, typically widest part or the beam

keel

the backbone, the steel frames

waterline

water level on the hull

freeboard

the space above the waterline to main deck

complete deck

extends side to side, bow to stern

main deck

The uppermost complete deck

forecastle(fo'c'sle)

forward position on the weather deck

CVN

aircraft carrier(center of a strike group)

CG

Cruisers(navy's primary surface warfare platform)

DD

Destroyers or the greyhounds of the sea

Arleigh burke class destroyers

The most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea.

zumwalt class destroyers

radar signature of a fishing boat

FFG's

frigates(slower, less armament, for shallow depths)

LCS

Littoral combat ships

MCM

mine counter-measures

MHC

mine hunter, coastal

LLC's

amphibious command ships

LHA

Amphibious Assault Ship

LCAC

landing craft, air cushioned

ARS

Rescue and salvage ships

SSN

submarines(ssbn or ssgn) ballistic or guided missiles

Seawolf Class

Commissioned in 1989, an attack submarine with superior sensors and detection systems

Ohio Class

A SSBN that is capable of carrying Trident missiles

Virginia Class

Newest SSGN class and designed for dominance across a broad spectrum of missions

First Era of Aviation

4 approaches:

1. Planes took off from small early aircraft carriers

2. Flying boats flew antisubmarine welfare(ASW) patrols

3. Dirigibles(rigid frame) or blimps(no solid frame)

4. Pontoon planes from other naval vessels(men of war)

USS Langley

First aircraft carrier

What did the attacks on Pearl Harbor show

effectiveness of long-range carrier-based air strikes

Battle of Coral Sea

When aircraft launched from carries met in battle for the first time

Aircraft model designations: E

Special electronic installation

S

Antisubmarine

V

VTOL or STOL

X

Research/Experimental

Q

Drone

Nacelle

A separation encloser on an aircraft for sheltering the crew, cargo, or housing an engine

yellow shirts

plane handlers

green or frogs

catapults and arresting gear

blue

assist in moving planes

purples or grapes

fuels

red

ordnance and stuff

brown

plane captains, oversee stuff

white

quality and safety personnel