1. Rack
   Bed
2. Bag
   Sleeper

U.S. Navy crew members sleep in a rack. Sounds cozy.

1. Saturn
   Startrek
2. Starwars
   Enterprise

The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was the USS Enterprise. It was launched in 1961 and decommissioned in 2017.

1. Mess
   Cafeteria
2. Restaurant
   Bulkhead

Navy crew members eat in a mess. That's especially true in rough seas!

1. Pieces
   Dividers
2. Bulkhead
   Screens

On a navy ship, walls are referred to as bulkheads.

1. USS Constitution
   US Destroyer
2. USS Godzilla
   USS Presidential

The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy. It was launched in 1797.

1. USS Jetson
   Nautilus
2. Destroyer
   Godzilla

The first nuclear-powered submarine was called Nautilus. It was launched in 1954.

1. Birds
   Soars
2. Catapults
   Beacons

On an aircraft carrier, planes are called birds. The bird farm is where planes take off from.

1. 1775
   1897
2. 1967
   1500

The first U.S. ships were authorized in 1775. They were authorized by the Continental Congress.

1. The screw propeller
   The paddle oar
2. The screw anchor
   The bomber shooter

The screw propeller replaced the paddle wheel in U.S. Navy ships. This device made steam power better for warships.

1. George Washington
   Thomas Edison
2. Paul Revere
   David Farragut

David Farragut was the first U.S. Navy admiral. He fought in the War of 1812.

1. USS Langley
   USS Bethesda
2. USS Whitehouse
   USS Berkley

The first aircraft carrier, converted from a warship, was the USS Langley. It was the navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship.

1. Hannah
   Hancock
2. Franklin
   Nina

The eight ships of Washington's fleet were the Washington, Hannah, Hancock, Lynch, Lee, Warren Harrison and Franklin. The fleet was commissioned in 1775.

1. Robert Fulton
   Alvin Edison
2. George Washington
   Socrates

Robert Fulton designed the first U.S. steam-powered warship. It fought in the War of 1812 and was destroyed in a gunpowder explosion in 1829.

1. Seafarer
   Frigate
2. Bomber
   Submarine

The USS Constitution was a frigate. It was used in the War of 1812.

1. The President
   The Speaker of the House
2. The Secretary of State
   The Secretary of the Navy

The Secretary of the Navy gets to name all U.S. ships. The Chief of Naval Operations gives a list of suggestions.

1. The main room
   The command center
2. The island
   The middle

Carrier crew members call the tower or bridge the island. It's about 150 feet tall.

1. Jupiter
   Saturn
2. Pluto
   Earth

The first aircraft carrier, before it was an aircraft carrier, was called USS Jupiter.

1. 1775
   1910
2. 2001
   1492

The South Carolina and the Michigan, the first U.S. Navy big-gun ships, were put into service in 1910. These ships were bigger and faster than previous warships.

1. 1775
   2001
2. 1837
   1910

The steam-powered frigate, the Fulton, was launched in 1837. The launch took place in New York.

1. Paddle wheel
   Oars
2. Propellers
   Rowers

The first U.S. steam-powered warships were propelled using paddle wheels. They were not ideal because disabling the paddle wheel would disable the ship.

1. Nuclear
   Armored
2. Paddle
   Coal powered

The Monitor and the Virginia were armored warships. They both participated in an 1862 battle.

1. Firefighter
   Fuel handler
2. Air director
   Munitions handler

On U.S. carriers, the fuel handlers are called grapes. They wear purple shirts, of course.

1. Shields and Yarnell
   Curtiss and Ely
2. Laverne and Shirley
   Bert and Ernie

Curtiss and pilot Ely first successfully landed a plane on an aircraft carrier. They originally used ropes.

1. 18 ft., 4 in.
   108 ft., 2 in.
2. 58 ft., 3 in.
   23 ft., 4 in.

The USS Missouri is 108 feet, 2 inches wide. It's classified as an Iowa battleship.

1. Wood
   Paddle wheels
2. Oars
   Steam

The first U.S. Navy armored warships were powered by steam. Steam made U.S. warships more efficient.

1. Crew chief
   Mechanic
2. Air director
   Munitions handler

Munitions handlers wear red shirts on U.S. carriers. Don't be confused.

1. Crew chief
   Fire fighter
2. Aircraft director
   Munitions handler

Aircraft directors wear yellow shirts on US carriers. In essence, they decide where to park each plane on the carrier.

1. True
2. False

In Gene Roddenberry's first draft of the "Star Trek" series, the Enterprise was called the Yorktown.

1. 743,000 tons
   10 tons
2. 57,500 tons
   7,500 tons

The USS Missouri displaces 57,500 tons. That's a lot of water.

1. Princeton
   Yale
2. Cambridge
   Smith

The Princeton was the first U.S. Navy ship fitted with a screw propeller. It was launched in 1843.

1. True
2. False

The first steam-powered warship was the Demologos. The word "demologos" means "voice of the people."

1. Plane captain
   Fire fighter
2. Air director
   Munitions handler

Crew chiefs wear brown shirts on U.S. carriers.

1. 73
   150
2. 1500
   3

The USS Missouri carries 73 weapons. The weapons include 32 armored Tomahawk missile launchers.

1. 43 ft., 9 in.
   17 ft., 9 in.
2. 137 ft., 9 in.
   37 ft., 9 in.

The USS Missouri is 37 feet, 9 inches deep at the keel.

1. 681
   3
2. 27
   18,613

At the end of the Civil War, the US Navy had 681 ships. Most of them were powered by steam.