Naval Facts Flashcards

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1st Great Admiral

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Phormio of Athens

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First Admirals

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Admiral David Farragut
Admiral David Porter
Admiral George Dewey

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Fleet Admirals

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Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Ernest King
Fleet Admiral William Leahy
Fleet Admiral William Halsey (born in Elizabeth, NJ)

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Military Drinking Glass

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Goblet

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“Don’t give up the ship”

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James Lawrence on the USS Chesapeake

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“I have not yet begun to fight”

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John Paul Jones aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard

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“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”

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Admiral David Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay

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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
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