14. What  term  identifies  the  port  and  starboard halves of a yard? 1.  Yardarms 2.  Pigstick 3.  Gaff 4.  Peak 15. The national ensign is flown from what part of a ship when it is anchored or moored? 1.  Jackstaff 2.  Flagstaff 3.  Pigstick 4.  Peak 16.  What is the additional ship control space used by the squadron commander or admiral called? 1.  Signal bridge 2.  Main control 3.  Flag bridge 4.  Bridge wind 17.  In what part of a ship is main control normally located? 1.  Chart hours 2.  Secondary conn 3.  Combat information center 4.  Boiler or machinery spaces 18.  Ships of the U.S. Navy are divided into how many categories? 1.  One 2.  Two 3.  Three 4.  Four 19.  How many types of ships are included in the warship category? 1.  Five 2.  Six 3.  Seven 4.  Eight 20.  What type of ship is the center of a modern naval task force or task group? 1.  Aircraft carrier 2.  Destroyer 3.  Cruiser 4.  Submarine 21.  Approximately how many aircraft are embarked on Nimitz class CVs? 1. 70 2. 75 3. 80 4. 85 22.  What class of cruiser is designated as battle force capable? 1.  Ticonderoga 2.  Spruance 3.  Arleigh Burke 23.  Which of the following is a principle mission of a destroyer? 1.  Operate offensively against submarines and surface ships 2.  Operate defensively against submarines and surface ships 3.  Both 1 and 2 above 4.  Operate short-range attack against all aircraft 24.  What class destroyer represents a return to all-steel construction? 1.  Kidd class 2.  Spruance class 3.  Arleigh Burke class 25.  Which of the following is the mission of frigates? 1.  Protective screens 2.  Open ocean escort and patrol 3.  Defensive operations against surface ships 4.  Offensive operations against subsurface ships 26.  What class of submarines has the quietest operation? 1.  Sturgeon 2.  Ohio 3.  Seawolf 27.  The Ohio class ballistic submarine has how many Trident missile tubes? 1. 16 2. 20 3. 24 4. 26 8-52