NAVEDTRA 14325, Ch. 8, BMR Flashcards

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What is the crosswise direction of a ship called?

A

Athwartship

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What is the supporting body of a ship called?

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Hull

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What is the backbone of the ship referred to as?

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Keel

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What are frames running parallel with the keel called?

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Longitudinals

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What are the vertical walls called that divide the ship interior into compartments?

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Bulkheads

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What are the plates that form the ship’s hull called?

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Strakes

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What is the vertical distance from the bottom of the keel to the waterline known as?

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Ship’s draft

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What is the distance from the waterline to the main deck referred to as?

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Freeboard

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9
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What are ship floors referred to as?

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Decks

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What are rooms on ships called?

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Compartments

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What are installed to provide working or walking surfaces above bilges?

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Flats

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What are ships called that don’t have raised forecastles?

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Flush-deckers

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What is the first half deck or partial deck below the flight deck called?

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Gallery deck

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What are partial decks between complete decks called?

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Half deck

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What general term designates deck heights above the main deck?

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Level

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What are partial decks below the lowest complete deck called?

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Platforms

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What is a partial deck above the main deck located all the way aft?

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Poop deck

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18
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What is an area designated by the Commanding Officer to conduct official functions?

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Quarterdeck

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19
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What are horizontal openings for access through decks called?

A

Hatches

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What is the solid part of a ship above the main deck called?

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Superstructure

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Pole, tripod, along with what else are the three general mast designs?

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Cage

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What are the large pipes that carry off smoke and gases from the boilers called?

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Stacks

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What is a light spar suspended at an angle abaft the upper part of the mainmast called?

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Gaff

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24
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Which station controls the engineering functions of a ship?

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Main control

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What term describes the offensive weapons a ship carries?
Armament
26
How many statute miles per hour is one knot equal to?
1 1/8
27
How many feet are there in one nautical mile?
6,080
28
How many categories are U.S. Navy ships divided into?
Four
29
What speeds are cruisers capable of in knots?
30+
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What type of ships are fast and have a variety of armaments but have little to no armor?
Destroyers
31
How many tons of water are displaced by Spruance class destroyers when fully loaded?
7,800
32
What class of DDG’s are the most powerful and survivable class ever put to sea?
Arleigh Burke
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What resemble destroyers in appearance, but are slower, have only a single screw, and carry less armament?
Frigates
34
What are used to locate and destroy enemy ships and submarines?
SSNs
35
What is the largest undersea craft developed by the Navy?
Ohio class
36
Which class of submarine possesses stealth characteristics that make it the world’s quietest submarine?
Seawolf’s
37
What were early submarines named after?
Marine life
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What is the fastest means of landing large numbers of personnel, equipment, and supplies on enemy- held territory?
Amphibious assault
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What class of ships are the largest amphibious ships in the world?
Wasp-class
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What ships provide amphibious command and control for major amphibious operations?
LCCs
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What ships were designed to clear mines from vital waterways?
MCM’s
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What ships are capable of supplying fuel, ammunition, dry stores and refrigerated stores?
AOE
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What term is applied to the transfer of fuel, munitions, supplies, and personnel from one vessel to another while ships are under way?
Replenishment at sea
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What type of ships operate with replenishment groups to deliver ammunition and missiles to the fleet at sea?
AE’s
45
What is the largest and most powerful auxiliary ship in the Navy?
AOE
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How many feet of separation are AOE fuel hoses designed to permit on average?
200
47
Which letter, with a few exceptions, is used to designate support crafts?
Y
48
What year does naval aviation history go back to when the Navy acquired its first aircraft which was a pusher-type biplane with no cockpit?
1911
49
Fuselage, wings, along with what else are the three basic parts that fixed-wing aircrafts can be divided into?
Empennage
50
What is the main body of the aircraft that contains the cockpit and, if there is one, the cabin?
Fuselage
51
What type of aircraft is an all-weather tactical electronic warfare aircraft that was based on the A-6 airframe?
Prowler
52
What is the western world’s only operational fixed-wing vertical short takeoff or landing (V/STOL) strike aircraft?
Harrier
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Which type of aircraft are land-based, long-range, multiengine that are used primarily for antisubmarine warfare (ASW) patrol?
Patrol craft
54
What is the Navy’s primary ASW patrol aircraft?
P-3 Orion
55
How many personnel make up the Hawkeye crew?
Five
56
Which aircraft provides logistical support to aircraft carriers?
C-2A Greyhound
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Which aircraft has twin-engines that carries passengers and cargo between military installations?
C-12 Huron
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Which aircraft is used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training program for jet carrier aviation and tactical strike missions?
T-45A Goshawk
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Which aircraft is used to provide primary flight training for student pilots attached to the Chief of Naval Air Training?
T-34C
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How many pounds of cargo is the CH-46 Sea Knight capable of carrying?
4,000
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Which aircraft tows and operates various mine countermeasure devices that are designed to detect and neutralize submerged naval mines?
Sea Stallion
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Which type of aircraft is a joint-service, multimission aircraft that has vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities?
V-22 Osprey