Gun salutes
Fired at intervals of (5) seconds , always odd numbers
21 gun salutes
- George Washington’s bday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- or to honor foreign leaders
8 bells when crossing quarterdeck
O-9/10
6 bells
O-7/8
4 bells
O-5/6
2 bells
O-4/below
COs and all substitutes
Stinger
To rate bells
Officer Must at least match the rank of the ships CO
Original 6 frigates of the navy
- constitution
- constellation
- Congress
- Chesapeake
- United States
- president
What is the first ship named after an enlisted person?
USS Osmond Ingram (DD 255)
-first enlisted person killed in world war 1
What other ships have been named after enlisted sailors?
- USS Hill
- USS Reeves
- USS Scott
- USS Ward
- USS Black
- USS Cole
- USS Benfold
- USS Stetham
- USS Oscar Austin
- USS Pinckney
- USS Mcfaul
First MCPON
MCPON Delbert D. Black
When was the sailors creed developed
Written under the direction of CNO ADM Kelso in 1993
Navy core values
Honor,courage , commitment
-prior to these it was tradition , integrity, and professionalism
MCPON HAGAN adopted three current values from the US Marine corps
In 1992
What 3 major classes of warship existed at the inception of the navy
(SOTL) ships of the line
- frigates
- sloops of war
Oldest USNavy commissioned vessel
USS constitution
- old Ironsides
Navy birthday
13OCT1775
6 areas of navy doctrine
- naval warfare
- naval intelligence
- naval operations
- naval logistics
- naval planning
- naval command and control
National flag
50 stars for each states
- 13 stripes for 13 original colonies
- red represents blood shed to make the USA
- white represents purity in making our constitutional republic
- blue represents the ocean we crossed to escape England’s tyranny
Marine corp bday
10NOV1775
Attack on Pearl Harbor
7DEC1941
-Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and brought the USA into war
Battle of midway
6JUN1942 turning point of the war . Japanese lose 4 carriers and USA lost 1
USS Cole (DDG 67)
12OCT2000 in Yemen , while refueling, 2 men aboard a small craft approached ship and exploded 4-700 lbs of explosives that blew a 40 foot hole in the side
