NAVEDTRA 14325, Ch. 8, BMR Flashcards

1
Q

What is the crosswise direction of a ship called?

A

Athwartship

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2
Q

What is the supporting body of a ship called?

A

Hull

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3
Q

What is the backbone of the ship referred to as?

A

Keel

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4
Q

What are frames running parallel with the keel called?

A

Longitudinals

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5
Q

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

A

Bulkheads

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6
Q

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

A

Strakes

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7
Q

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

A

Ship’s draft

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8
Q

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

A

Freeboard

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9
Q

What are ship floors referred to as?

A

Decks

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10
Q

What are rooms on ships called?

A

Compartments

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11
Q

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

A

Flats

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12
Q

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

A

Flush-deckers

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13
Q

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

A

Gallery deck

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14
Q

What are partial decks between complete decks called?

A

Half deck

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15
Q

What general term designates deck heights above the main deck?

A

Level

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16
Q

What are partial decks below the lowest complete deck called?

A

Platforms

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17
Q

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

A

Poop deck

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18
Q

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

A

Quarterdeck

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19
Q

What are horizontal openings for access through decks called?

A

Hatches

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20
Q

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

A

Superstructure

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21
Q

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

A

Cage

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22
Q

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

A

Stacks

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23
Q

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

A

Gaff

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24
Q

Which station controls the engineering functions of a ship?

A

Main control

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25
Q

What term describes the offensive weapons a ship carries?

A

Armament

26
Q

How many statute miles per hour is one knot equal to?

A

1 1/8

27
Q

How many feet are there in one nautical mile?

A

6,080

28
Q

How many categories are U.S. Navy ships divided into?

A

Four

29
Q

What speeds are cruisers capable of in knots?

A

30+

30
Q

What type of ships are fast and have a variety of armaments but have little to no armor?

A

Destroyers

31
Q

How many tons of water are displaced by Spruance class destroyers when fully loaded?

A

7,800

32
Q

What class of DDG’s are the most powerful and survivable class ever put to sea?

A

Arleigh Burke

33
Q

What resemble destroyers in appearance, but are slower, have only a single screw, and carry less
armament?

A

Frigates

34
Q

What are used to locate and destroy enemy ships and submarines?

A

SSNs

35
Q

What is the largest undersea craft developed by the Navy?

A

Ohio class

36
Q

Which class of submarine possesses stealth characteristics that make it the world’s quietest submarine?

A

Seawolf’s

37
Q

What were early submarines named after?

A

Marine life

38
Q

What is the fastest means of landing large numbers of personnel, equipment, and supplies on enemy-
held territory?

A

Amphibious assault

39
Q

What class of ships are the largest amphibious ships in the world?

A

Wasp-class

40
Q

What ships provide amphibious command and control for major amphibious operations?

A

LCCs

41
Q

What ships were designed to clear mines from vital waterways?

A

MCM’s

42
Q

What ships are capable of supplying fuel, ammunition, dry stores and refrigerated stores?

A

AOE

43
Q

What term is applied to the transfer of fuel, munitions, supplies, and personnel from one vessel to
another while ships are under way?

A

Replenishment at sea

44
Q

What type of ships operate with replenishment groups to deliver ammunition and missiles to the fleet at
sea?

A

AE’s

45
Q

What is the largest and most powerful auxiliary ship in the Navy?

A

AOE

46
Q

How many feet of separation are AOE fuel hoses designed to permit on average?

A

200

47
Q

Which letter, with a few exceptions, is used to designate support crafts?

A

Y

48
Q

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?

A

1911

49
Q

Fuselage, wings, along with what else are the three basic parts that fixed-wing aircrafts can be divided into?

A

Empennage

50
Q

What is the main body of the aircraft that contains the cockpit and, if there is one, the cabin?

A

Fuselage

51
Q

What type of aircraft is an all-weather tactical electronic warfare aircraft that was based on the A-6
airframe?

A

Prowler

52
Q

What is the western world’s only operational fixed-wing vertical short takeoff or landing (V/STOL)
strike aircraft?

A

Harrier

53
Q

Which type of aircraft are land-based, long-range, multiengine that are used primarily for antisubmarine
warfare (ASW) patrol?

A

Patrol craft

54
Q

What is the Navy’s primary ASW patrol aircraft?

A

P-3 Orion

55
Q

How many personnel make up the Hawkeye crew?

A

Five

56
Q

Which aircraft provides logistical support to aircraft carriers?

A

C-2A Greyhound

57
Q

Which aircraft has twin-engines that carries passengers and cargo between military installations?

A

C-12 Huron

58
Q

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?

A

T-45A Goshawk

59
Q

Which aircraft is used to provide primary flight training for student pilots attached to the Chief of Naval Air Training?

A

T-34C

60
Q

How many pounds of cargo is the CH-46 Sea Knight capable of carrying?

A

4,000

61
Q

Which aircraft tows and operates various mine countermeasure devices that are designed to detect and neutralize submerged naval mines?

A

Sea Stallion

62
Q

Which type of aircraft is a joint-service, multimission aircraft that has vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities?

A

V-22 Osprey