Navy DEP Meeting (1) Exam Questions
and Answers
Founders of the Navy - Answer -John Paul Jones and John Barry
When is the Navy's birthday? - Answer -13 October 1775
When did Congress establish the Department of the Navy - Answer -30 April 1798
Where is the birthplace of the Navy - Answer -Philadelphia
Purpose of the Navy - Answer -Protect the American people from the British Supremacy
When was the Navy permanently reinstated - Answer -1792-1802
The First Officers - Answer -John Barry, Samuel Nicholson, Silas Talbot, Joshua
Barney, Richard Dale, and Thomas Truxton
First Three Warships - Answer -United States, Constellation, Constitution
Adrift - Answer -Loose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of
hand, or left lying about)
Aft-end - Answer -Near or toward the stern of the vessel
Allotment - Answer -An amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay
Ensign - Answer -a flag or banner
Barracks - Answer -Building where Sailors live
Brightworks - Answer -Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted
Bulkhead - Answer -wall
Restroom - Answer -Head
and Answers
Founders of the Navy - Answer -John Paul Jones and John Barry
When is the Navy's birthday? - Answer -13 October 1775
When did Congress establish the Department of the Navy - Answer -30 April 1798
Where is the birthplace of the Navy - Answer -Philadelphia
Purpose of the Navy - Answer -Protect the American people from the British Supremacy
When was the Navy permanently reinstated - Answer -1792-1802
The First Officers - Answer -John Barry, Samuel Nicholson, Silas Talbot, Joshua
Barney, Richard Dale, and Thomas Truxton
First Three Warships - Answer -United States, Constellation, Constitution
Adrift - Answer -Loose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of
hand, or left lying about)
Aft-end - Answer -Near or toward the stern of the vessel
Allotment - Answer -An amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay
Ensign - Answer -a flag or banner
Barracks - Answer -Building where Sailors live
Brightworks - Answer -Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted
Bulkhead - Answer -wall
Restroom - Answer -Head
