► OT: All Hands On Deck !! - - Navy Quiz #1

[DrDos]

Give me your tired .... your poor ....Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,​

the wretched refuse of your teeming shore ..... Send these no-talent, unemployed, ​

Miller High-Life sluggin' clowns to me ..... I lift my lamp beside​

~ T H E . B O N E Y A R D ~ ​

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► OT: All Hands On Deck !! - - Navy Quiz #1​

This Is not a drill !​

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(1) What is OSCAR?​

(2) Who is a BUTTER BAR?​

(3) What is a DITTY BAG?​

(4) What is a BULLNOSE?​

(5) What is THE BITTER END?​

(6) What is a GEEDUNK?​

(7) What does ZULU refer to? (besides signal flag)​

(8) What does the signal flag BRAVO mean when displayed?​

(9) What does BRAVO ZULU mean?​

(10) What is THE GOAT LOCKER?​

(11) What does SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE mean?​

(12) Who is a BUBBLEHEAD?​

(13) Who is a SKIMMER?​

(14) What is RELATIVE BEARING GREASE?​

(15) What is a Z - GRAM?​

(16) What is a SNAKE RANCH?​

(17) What is the BINNACAL LIST?​

(18) What is a MONKEY FIST?​

(19) What is the BOATSWAIN'S HOLE?​

(20) What is ROPEYARN SUNDAY?​

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Special Question: Who said "Damn the torpedoes . . . full speed ahead!! "​

What was the name of his ship? What happened after he said his immortal words?​

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[pinotbear]

The special question is Admiral Farragut, on his flagship, the Hartford, at the battle of Mobile Bay. The Union fleet entered the bay, defeated the CSS forces including the ironclad..Alabama?.

 

[Wonkster]

... The Union fleet entered the bay, defeated the CSS forces including the ironclad..Alabama?.

Try CSS Tennessee.

The contest went into overtime. Tennessee lost.

I wonder how many 'Yarders know what Admiral Farragut was damning. Torpedoes? Yeah, but what the heck did that mean in those days?

 

[heavyhusky]

"Torpedos" were mines back then.

 

[DrDos]

Try CSS Tennessee.
The contest went into overtime. Tennessee lost.
I wonder how many 'Yarders know what Admiral Farragut was damning. Torpedoes? Yeah, but what the heck did that mean in those days?

The torpedoes would today be described as tethered mines.

"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!", a famous order issued by Admiral David Farragut during the Battle of Mobile Bay, a paraphrase of the actual order, "Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!".

You can see the stern nameplate of the USS Hartford at the old state house in Hartford.

 

[uconnfan68]

Give me your tired .... your poor ....Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,​

the wretched refuse of your teeming shore ..... Send these no-talent, unemployed, ​

Miller High-Life sluggin' clowns to me ..... I lift my lamp beside​

~ T H E . B O N E Y A R D ~ ​

______________________​

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► OT: All Hands On Deck !! - - Navy Quiz #1​

This Is not a drill !​

​

(1) What is OSCAR?​

(2) Who is a BUTTER BAR?​

(3) What is a DITTY BAG?​

- was a small bag for toiletries.​

(4) What is a BULLNOSE?​

(5) What is THE BITTER END?​

(6) What is a GEEDUNK?​

- snack shop​

(7) What does ZULU refer to? (besides signal flag)​

- Greenwich mean time​

(8) What does the signal flag BRAVO mean when displayed?​

(9) What does BRAVO ZULU mean?​

(10) What is THE GOAT LOCKER?​

- CPO sleeping quarters​

(11) What does SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE mean?​

(12) Who is a BUBBLEHEAD?​

- submariner​

(13) Who is a SKIMMER?​

- surface ships, small, usually destroyers​

(14) What is RELATIVE BEARING GREASE?​

(15) What is a Z - GRAM?​

- Admiral Zumwalt was CNO in early 70s​

(16) What is a SNAKE RANCH?​

- bachelors place off base​

(17) What is the BINNACAL LIST?​

- sick bay?​

(18) What is a MONKEY FIST?​

- knot of some type​

(19) What is the BOATSWAIN'S HOLE?​

(20) What is ROPEYARN SUNDAY?​

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Special Question: Who said "Damn the torpedoes . . . full speed ahead!! "​

What was the name of his ship? What happened after he said his immortal words?​

Admiral David Farragut, Mobile Bay in Civil War. Union sip, forgot name. Torpedoes were floating mines.​

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[vtcwbuff]

1. The "man overboard" dummy
2. An ensign
3. Shaving kit
4. Openings at the bow for mooring lines.Also known as the eye(s) of the ship.
5. The tag end of a line/rope/hawser
6. Where you get pogey bait
7. A time zone, specifically GMT
8. Handling of fuel/munitions in progress. At home something different.
9. A flag hoist meaning Atta boy!
10. Where I spent too much time
11. Time for the rum issue boys!
12. Sub Sailor
13. Surface sailor (known as a target to sub sailors)
14. A grease so slippery and elusive that no one has ever found it
15. Adm Elmo's "how to really confuse people" missives.
16. Self explanatory
17. The sick list
18. Weighted ball at the end of a heavie
19. I don't know and I'm not sure I want to know - Bos'n locker?
20. Time off to attend to stuff like mending uniforms, polishing shoes. Mostly spent catching up on zzzz's

Admiral David Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay after one of his ship's was sunk and his squadron started whining. He ordered full speed and the Union carried the day providing a serious ass kicking to the rebs.

 

[DrDos]

1. The "man overboard" dummy
2. An ensign
3. Shaving kit
4. Openings at the bow for mooring lines.Also known as the eye(s) of the ship.
5. The tag end of a line/rope/hawser
6. Where you get pogey bait
7. A time zone, specifically GMT
8. Handling of fuel/munitions in progress. At home something different.
9. A flag hoist meaning Atta boy!
10. Where I spent too much time
11. Time for the rum issue boys!
12. Sub Sailor
13. Surface sailor (known as a target to sub sailors)
14. A grease so slippery and elusive that no one has ever found it
15. Adm Elmo's "how to really confuse people" missives.
16. Self explanatory - Off base bachelor quarters
17. The sick list
18. Weighted ball at the end of a heavie
19. I don't know and I'm not sure I want to know - Bos'n locker? Yes!
20. Time off to attend to stuff like mending uniforms, polishing shoes. Mostly spent catching up on zzzz's

 

[DrDos]

(1) What is OSCAR?​

(2) Who is a BUTTER BAR?​

(3) What is a DITTY BAG? - was a small bag for toiletries.​

(4) What is a BULLNOSE?​

(5) What is THE BITTER END?​

(6) What is a GEEDUNK? - snack shop​

(7) What does ZULU refer to? (besides signal flag)- Greenwich mean time​

(8) What does the signal flag BRAVO mean when displayed?​

(9) What does BRAVO ZULU mean?​

(10) What is THE GOAT LOCKER -CPO sleeping quarters​

(11) What does SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE mean?​

(12) Who is a BUBBLEHEAD? - submariner​

(13) Who is a SKIMMER?- surface ships, small, usually destroyers​

(14) What is RELATIVE BEARING GREASE?​

(15) What is a Z - GRAM? -Admiral Zumwalt was CNO in early 70s​

(16) What is a SNAKE RANCH? - bachelors place off base​

(17) What is the BINNACAL LIST? - sick bay? Sick Lis​

(18) What is a MONKEY FIST? - knot of some type​

(19) What is the BOATSWAIN'S HOLE?​

(20) What is ROPEYARN SUNDAY?​

► SEE VTCW POST FOR GOOD ANSWERS

 

[meyers7]

1. O alphabetically
3. shave kit
6. candy machine, or area where they have soda, candy machines, snacks
7. as in Zulu time? basically Greenwich Mean Time
9. atta boy, good job. 4 of them can be cancelled out by 1 aw .
10. where the chiefs hang out
12. submariner
13. surface ship personnel or targets
14. what one would send the newby to get

 

[Zorro]

One wonders how hostory would have treated Farragut if his entire squadron had run into the damned torpedos.

 

[uconnfan68]

(1) What is OSCAR?​

(2) Who is a BUTTER BAR?​

(3) What is a DITTY BAG? - was a small bag for toiletries.​

(4) What is a BULLNOSE?​

(5) What is THE BITTER END?​

(6) What is a GEEDUNK? - snack shop​

(7) What does ZULU refer to? (besides signal flag)- Greenwich mean time​

(8) What does the signal flag BRAVO mean when displayed?​

(9) What does BRAVO ZULU mean?​

(10) What is THE GOAT LOCKER -CPO sleeping quarters​

(11) What does SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE mean?​

(12) Who is a BUBBLEHEAD? - submariner​

(13) Who is a SKIMMER?- surface ships, small, usually destroyers​

(14) What is RELATIVE BEARING GREASE?​

(15) What is a Z - GRAM? -Admiral Zumwalt was CNO in early 70s​

(16) What is a SNAKE RANCH? - bachelors place off base​

(17) What is the BINNACAL LIST? - sick bay? Sick Lis​

(18) What is a MONKEY FIST? - knot of some type​

(19) What is the BOATSWAIN'S HOLE?​

(20) What is ROPEYARN SUNDAY?​

► SEE VTCW POST FOR GOOD ANSWERS

That's what 2 tours of shore duty gets you... almost no answers.

 

[DrDos]

► Announcing the Vtcwbuff rule! Beginning immediately, Vtcwbuff must wait at least 72 hours before answering any future Navy Quiz offerings!
(Give 'em a chance, for crying out loud)

► So it shall be written . . . so it shall be done!

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[huskyharry]

Thanks for the Naval quiz.

One note: 17. Is spelled Binnacle ...we still use this report...even within Marine Corps units...it is a list of all who were seen in sick call or any who remain on any type of restricted quarters' status.

Thanks, CAPT HH

By the way, I will be headed back to the haze grey and underway Navy this summer.

 

[oneresult]

_hit on a shingle
nave kats
deck apes

 

[pinotbear]

_hit on a shingle is creamed beef on toast, I think

 

[meyers7]

Damn, talk about raising the dead.