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15 Cards in this Set
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What date commemorates the birthday of the United States Navy?
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13 Oct 1775
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The Second Continental Congress approved the purchase of how many vessels?
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2
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What are the 3 naval vessels in the early 19th century
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Frigates, Sloops of War, and the Ship on the line.
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What cat. of ship carried the largest number of guns?
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Ships of the line
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What type of ships did privateers typically sail?
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Frigates
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What ship was the first warfare submarine?
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Turtle
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What ship has the distinction of being the U.S Navy first flagship?
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Alfred
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What country was the first to recognize the "Stars and Stripes"?
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France
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John Paul Jones was famous because of what accomplishment?
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His victory ove the HMS Serapis.
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Out of the 56 vessels was the peak number of vessals operating durning the Revolutionsry War?
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27
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Spproximately how many ships did the British loose to privateers?
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2,000
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What is the oldest U.S Navy still in commission?
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Constitution
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Who was president when the U.S Navy Department was established?
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John Adams
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When did the expression "millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" originate?
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During the "Quasi" War
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Who led the naval forces into Tripoli Habor and destroyed the captured U.S. Frigate USS Philadelpia?
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Stephen Decatur
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