Naval Facts Flashcards
1
Q
1st Great Admiral
A
Phormio of Athens
2
Q
First Admirals
A
Admiral David Farragut
Admiral David Porter
Admiral George Dewey
3
Q
Fleet Admirals
A
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Ernest King
Fleet Admiral William Leahy
Fleet Admiral William Halsey (born in Elizabeth, NJ)
4
Q
Military Drinking Glass
A
Goblet
5
Q
“Don’t give up the ship”
A
James Lawrence on the USS Chesapeake
6
Q
“I have not yet begun to fight”
A
John Paul Jones aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard
7
Q
“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”
A
Admiral David Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay
8
Q
USS New Jersey
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- BB-62 Iowa Class Battleship - most decorated ship in US naval history
- served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam