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October 13, 1775

When was the navy founded?

Esek Hopkins

Who was the first commander in chief of the navy?

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

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

November 10 1775

When was the Marines founded?

John Paul Jones

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

USS Monitor

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

Adam David Farragut

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

Theodor Ellyson

Who was the first naval aviator?

Battle of Hampton, 1862 - USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia

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

Eugene Ely

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

USS Nautilus

What was the first nuclear-powered submarine?

100LL (100 Octane Low-Lead)

What is the most common fuel used in light aircraft?

6 lbs / gallon

What is the weight of 100LL?

Jet-A

What is the typical fuel used for larger turbine aircraft?

6.7 lbs / gallon

What is the weight of Jet-A?

JP-8

What is the typical fuel used in fighter jets?

Yuri Garagin

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

Neil Armstrong

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Alan Shepard

Who was the first American in space?

Buzz Aldrin

Who stepped on the moon 20 minutes after Armstrong?

John Glenn

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

Valentina Tereshkova

Who was the first woman to go into space?

Sally Ride

Who was the first American woman in space?

to put man into Earth orbit

What was the goal of Project Mercury?

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

What was the goal of Project Gemini?

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

What was the objective of the Apollo program?

12

how many manned Apollo missions were there?

6

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

WWII

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

Chuck Yeager

Who broke the sound barrier?

Dauntless

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

B-36

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

Grumman Avenger

What was the main torpedo bomber used in WWII?

Vietnam War

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

USS Constitution

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

John Paul Jones

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

What is the designation of a SideWinder Missile?

AIM-9

Dec 7 1941

What was the date of Pearl Harbor?

Battle of Coral Sea - May 4-8 1942

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

Battle of Midway - June 4-6 1942

What battle was a turningpoint for the Americans over the Japanese in what was considered 'the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare'?

Battle of Philippine Sea - June 19-21 1944

What was the last battle of carrier vs carrier engagements between Americans and Japanese, and was the largest carrier-to-carrier battle in history? aka 'Great Marianas Turkey Shoot'

Battle of Leyte Gulf

What was the largest naval battle of WWII where the Japanese super-battleship Musashi was sunk?

Battle of Okinawa - April 1 1945

What was codenamed Operation Iceberg and was the largest amphibious assault in the pacific war?

Douglas A-3 Sky Warrior

What was the first 'heavy carrier-based bomber?'

Avenger

What airplane was the main torpedo bomber used in WWII that flew in the Navy for 15 years?

Vought VE-7

First attack aircraft used on a US aircraft carrier?

USS Langley

Name of first aircraft carrier?

USS Enterprise

What was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Navy?

FW-61 - 1936

What was the first helicopter and when was it built?

June 6 1944

When was D-Day?

Aug 6/9 1945

When did the two atomic bombs drop?

morning watch; forenoon watch; afternoon watch; first dogwatch; second dogwatch; 1st night watch; middlewatch or midwatch

what are the watch hour names for the following times: 0400-0800; 0800-1200; 1200-1600; 1600-1800; 1800-2000; 2000-2400; 0000-0400

2204 lbs

how much is 1 ton?

Korean War

in what conflict were helicopters first widely used?

USS Pennsylvania

What was the first US ship to launch and recover aircraft?

S-3 Viking

What aircraft was designed to track hard-to-hear Russian submarines?

USS Ranger

What ship holds the distinction of being the first vessel designed specifically as an aircraft carrier from initial blueprint to final construction?