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HM1 (SW/AW) Alburg
This ship is built to fight.
You’d better know how.
—Admiral Arleigh Burke
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Chapter 5
Naval History
Those who cannot remember
the past are condemned to
repeat it.
George Santayana
U.S. NAVY Birthday
October 13, 1775
The Second Continental Congress
purchased 2 vessels; the United States
Navy was born.
U.S. NAVY History
3 Types of ships during the
inception of the Navy
• Ships-of-the-line
• Frigates
• Sloops-of-war
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Ships-of-the-line
-Battleships of the sailing days
-Largest of the sailing warships
-Carried 64 to over 100 guns
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Frigates
-Cruisers of the 18th century
-Carried 28 - 44 guns
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Sloops-of-war
-Small sailing warships
-Carried 10 - 20 guns
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The Turtle
-First warfare submarine
-Maximum speed of 3 knots
-Sunk by British in New York harbor
(first recorded antisubmarine attack)
U.S. NAVY History
USS Alfred
U.S. Navy’s first Flagship
U.S. NAVY History
Esek Hopkins
First Commander-in-Chief
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John Paul Jones
“Struck, sir? I have not yet begun to
fight!”
Questions????
During the 18th century,
battleships were classified as___
Answer????
Ships-of-the-line
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The Quasi War with France
1798-1801
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The War of 1812
Started because of the British
forcing Americans to serve in
the British Navy
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Civil War
Saw the development of two famed
ironclads:
USS Merrimack
USS Monitor
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USS Ranger
The first carrier designed from
the keel up, 1934
U.S. NAVY History
Battle of the Coral Sea
-The first battle where the two
fleets never saw each other
-battle was fought entirely with
aircraft launched from carriers
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Battle of Midway
The turning point of the war in
the Pacific
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Battle of the Guadalcanal
Fought November 1942
Questions????
What was the significance of the
Battle of the Coral Sea?
Answer????
-The first battle where the two
fleets never saw each other
-battle was fought entirely with
aircraft launched from carriers
Naval History
USS Nautilus
First nuclear submarine
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Chapter 8
SHIP/AIRCRAFT
CHARACTERISTICS
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-Lengthwise direction on a ship is fore
and aft
-Front of the ship is the bow
- The rearmost is the stern
- Everything to your right is
starboard
- Everything to your left is port
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You never go downstairs in a ship; you
always go below. To go up is to go
topside. However, if you climb the mast,
stacks, rigging, or any other area above
the highest solid structure, you go aloft.
The bridge is topside and usually forward.
It contains control and visual
communication stations. Human beings live
in a ship or on board a ship. Inanimate
objects, stores, and equipment are aboard
a ship. Similarly, you board a ship or go
on board. Stores, ammunition, and so on
are taken aboard and struck below.
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• The hull is the supporting body of a
ship.
• The keel is the backbone of the ship.
• The interior of a ship is divided into
compartments by vertical walls, called
bulkheads.
• A ship rolls from side to side; it
pitches when it goes up and down fore
and aft; it yaws when the bow swings to
port and starboard because of wave
action.
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• Forecastle (pronounced folk’ sel) deck. The
forecastle deck is the deck above the main deck at
the bow.
• Poop deck. The poop deck is a partial deck above
the main deck located all the way aft.
• Quarterdeck. The quarterdeck is not an actual
deck, but an area designated by the CO for the
conduct of official functions.
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Doors & Hatches
Doors:
- provide access through bulkheads.
-Can be watertight or non-watertight
-are held closed by “dogs”
Hatches:
-horizontal openings for access through decks
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Superstructure
-The solid part of a ship above the main deck
-The bridge, from which the ship is controlled
while under way, is located in the
superstructure
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COMPARTMENT DESIGNATION/DECK
NUMBERING SYSTEM
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• Ship’s compartment designations consist
of a deck number, a frame number, the
relationship of the compartment to the
centerline, and a letter showing the use
of the space. Where a compartment
extends through two or more decks, the
number of the lower deck is used.
• Compartments located on the centerline
carry the number 0. Compartments to
starboard are given odd numbers, and
compartments to port are given even
numbers.
Question??
You never go downstairs in a
ship; you always go ________
Question??
Below
Question??
This is topside and usually
forward….
Question??
The Bridge…..
Question??
AKA the backbone of the ship…
Question??
The Keel
Question??
This is a partial deck above the
main deck located all the way
aft.
Question??
The poopdeck..
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SHIP IDENTIFICATION
Ship size
• The size of a ship usually is
given in terms of its
displacement in long tons.
• Displacement means the weight of
the volume of water that the ship
displaces when afloat;
• in other words, the weight of a
ship by itself.
Ship categories
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Combatant ships
Auxiliary ships
Combatant craft
Support craft
Combatant ships
Combatant ships are of two types—
warships and other combatants.
Warships
Most warships are built primarily to
attack an enemy with gunfire,
missiles, or other weapons
Warships
•
•
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Aircraft carriers
Battleships
Cruisers
Destroyers
Frigates
Submarines
Warships
Battleships
The battleships have been
decommissioned. However, they
could be reactivated.
Cruisers
• Are medium-sized, general-utility
ships. They have a large cruising
range and are capable of high
speeds (over 30 knots).
• They serve as protective screens
against surface and air attacks
and also provide gunfire support
for land operations.
Cruisers
Destroyers
• (DDs) and guided-missiles destroyers
(DDGs) are multipurpose ships that
are useful in almost any kind of
naval operation.
• They are fast ships with a variety
of armaments, but little or no
armor.
• For protection, they depend on their
speed and mobility.
Destroyers
Frigates
• The classification “frigate”
designates ships used for open-ocean
escort and patrol.
• Frigates resemble destroyers in
appearance, but they are slower,
have only a single screw, and carry
less armament.
Frigates
Submarines
• The Navy deploys two classes of
submarines: attack submarines (SSNs) and
ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs).
• The mission of nuclear attack submarines
(SSNs) is to locate and destroy enemy
ships and submarines
• Fleet ballistic missile submarines
(SSBNs) deliver ballistic missile
attacks against assigned targets from
either a submerged or surfaced
condition.
Submarines
Amphibious warfare ships
An amphibious assault operation is
the fastest means of landing large
numbers of personnel, equipment, and
supplies on enemy-held territory.
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Chapter 9
Customs and Courtesies
Custom
-a way of acting
-are regular, expected actions
-a usual way of acting in given
circumstances
Courtesy
An act or verbal expression of
consideration or respect for others.
Hand Salute
-Most common form of salute.
-began in the days of chivalry when it
was customary for knights dressed in
armor to raise their visors to friends
for the purpose of identification
Hand Salute
-U.S. Navy; it’s reasonable to believe
that he hand salute came from the
British Navy.
-first part of the movement of
uncovering.
Questions????
This is……
-a way of acting
-are regular, expected actions
-a usual way of acting in given
circumstances
Answer????
Custom
Questions????
What is the most common
form of saluting?
Answer????
The Hand Salute
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Chapter 16
Career and Education Information
Professional Development
Board
One purpose is to give Sailors a
chance for greater responsibility.
Professional Development Board
Permanent Board members:
CMC
CCC
Personnel Officer
Educational Service Officer
General Rating
A broad occupational field that requires the
same general qualifications and includes
similar duties
Time in Rate
Amount of time you have been in your present
paygrade
PARs
Skills and abilities that can best be
demonstrated by actual performance
BIBs
Is developed by exam writers to help Sailors
study for advancement-in-rate examinations
Advancement to E2 or E3
-per CO
-No limit on the numbers advanced
Advancement to Petty Officer
-based on a Final Multiple of those who pass
Navywide examination
-Limited by number of vacancies in each rate
and rating
Advancement to Petty Officer
Final Multiple
-3 separate categories considered
1. Merit rating
2. Personnel testing
3. Experience
Advancement to Petty Officer
Merit Rating
done by averaging the last performance marks
for 3 years
Enlisted Evaluation & Counseling
Record
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•
•
•
•
•
May be used:
Determine eligibility for Good Conduct Medal
Reenlistment
Type of discharge
Advancement
Continuation of service
Commissioning
Traits to be evaluated
Trait marks:
5.0 (me) – Greatly Exceeds Standards “)
4.0 – Above Standards
3.0 – Meets Standards
2.0 – Progressing
1.0 – Below Standards
NAVPERS 1070/602W
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Dependency Application/
Record of Emergency Data
NAVPERS 1070/604
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Enlisted Qualifications History
NAVPERS 1070/613
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Administrative Remarks Form
Personnel Qualification Standards
(PQS) Program
Divided into 3 sections:
100 Series: the Fundamentals
200 Series: the Systems
300 Series: the Watch Stations
General Military Training (GMT)
Is non-occupational training that all naval
personnel are required to take on a periodic basis
Navy Schools
Class “R” Schools
-Provide general indoctrination & teach skills &
knowledge in basic military subjects.
-Recruit Training
Navy Schools
Class “A” Schools
-Provide basic technical knowledge & skills
required to prepare you for a Navy rating and
further specialized training.
-HM “A” School
Navy Schools
Class “C” Schools
-Provide advance knowledge, skills, &
techniques to perform a particular job in a billet.
–Advanced Radiological Technologist
Navy Schools
Class “F” Schools
provide team training to officer and enlisted
fleet personnel who normally are members of
ship’s companies
Navy Schools
Class “P” Schools
provide undergraduate education &
indoctrination & basic training in
fundamentals, preliminaries, or principles to
midshipmen officer candidates and other newly
commissioned officers
Navy Schools
Class “V” Schools
provide training in the skills that lead to the
designation of naval aviator or naval flight
officer
Navy Schools
Class “V” Schools
provide training in the skills that lead to the
designation of naval aviator or naval flight
officer
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Chapter 20
Sea Power
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Sea Power
Describes a nations ability to protect
its political, economic, and military
interests through control of the sea
The principle parts of sea power are:
Naval power, ocean science, ocean
industry, and ocean commerce
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Sea Power
Encompasses commercial rivalries in
peacetime, diplomatic maneuvering, and
the clash of fleets in wartime.
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Sea Power
In today’s world, sea power includes:
Maritime industry
Marine sciences
Navy
Have five PRIMARY tasks:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Seek and destroy enemy naval forces
Suppress enemy sea commerce gain
Maintain general naval supremacy
Control vital sea areas
Protect vital sea lines of
communications
National Interests
Conditions that are to the
advantage of our nation to
pursue or protect
National Objectives
Are specific goals our nation
seeks to advance, support, or
protect.
We primarily have political,
economic, and security objectives.
Naval Strategy
Is our nation’s use of naval
forces to achieve its naval
objectives.
National strategy determines our
naval objectives.
Functions of the Navy
Sea Control
Power Projection
Functions of the Navy
Sea Control
Total control of the seas for free
movement of all, is the first function
of the US Navy
It means control of set air, surface,
and subsurface areas, when and where
needed
Functions of the Navy
Power Projection
Is the second function of the US Navy
Is the ability to use sea power
throughout the world in the timely and
precise manner needed to accomplish a
given goal
Functions of the Navy
To carry out the functions of sea
power and power projection in
support of its mission, the US Navy
has three functions:
1. Strategic nuclear deterrence
2. A strong naval presence
3. Security of the sea lines of
communication
Sea Power
Sea power is a nation’s ability to use the
oceans for its political, economic, and
military interests to achieve its national
objectives.
Nations exercise sea power in times of
peace and war.
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Chapter 21
Leadership and
Supervision
Leadership and
Supervision
The Navy defines leadership as:
the art of influencing people to
progress towards the
accomplishment a specific goal
Leadership and
Supervision
Leadership is based on:
Personal example
Good management practices
Moral responsibility
Elements of Leadership
Elements of a good Navy leader:
Moral principle
Personal example
Administrative ability
Elements of Leadership
Moral principles:
Include honesty, integrity, and
loyalty.
Elements of Leadership
Personal example:
Goes along with moral
responsibility.
Set the example, not the
exemption!!!!
Giving orders
Makes the following acts clear:
What’s to be done
When to do it
As circumstance permit, you add:
How to do it
Why it must be done
Praise and Reprimand
Learn when to praise and when to
reprimand.
Praise and Reprimand
Remember:
Praise in public
Reprimand in private
Followership
Everyone in the Navy is in a
position of followership.
No matter how high you go in the
COC, you still report to someone
higher.
Even the President, as
Commander-in–Chief, reports to
the people of the US.
Commands and Orders
Command
Immediate obedience is an automatic
response to a command.
You must follow a command
immediately and exactly as given
without asking questions.
Commands and Orders
Orders
Reasoned obedience is the proper
response to an order.
It allows you to ask questions if
you don’t understand.
You can use your own judgment in
carrying out.
Question???
What are the elements of a good
Navy leaders?
Answer???
Moral principles
Personal example
Administrative ability
Question???
You should praise in _______ and
reprimand in _______
Answer???
You should praise in public and
reprimand in private
Any Questions?????
HM1 (SW/AW) T Alburg
Timothy.alburg@med.navy.mil