FY 16 1st Qtr USN Hx Flashcards

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1820

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Schooner Lynx:
Mission Suppressing Pirates
Never heard from again and no trace of 50 man crew.

Schooner - sailing ship with 2+ masts

First ship on the line for Barbary States

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1863

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Iron side’s wheel gunboat
Duped by Confederate Alabama and sunk in battle.

Gunboat - watercraft carrying one+ guise for coastal targets.

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1900

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Gunboat USS Princeton takes possession of Bataan Island group in the Philippines. (during the Philippine insurrection.

Over throw of Spanish Rulers (Emperors). US occupied the Philippines after Spanish-American War, then another war broke out. Filipinos fought for their independence. Lost to US.

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1905

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Gunboat USS Petrel is first navy ship to enter Pearl Harbor.

Sailors were awarded the MOH after a fire in 1901

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1944

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USS Block Island makes first aircraft rocket attack on German Sub.

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1991

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USS Chosin is commissioned. A guided missile cruiser.

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