Table of Contents
48 relations: Active duty, Aircraft carrier, American Civil War, Amphibious assault ship, Baltimore, Ceremonial ship launching, Change of command, Chester W. Nimitz, Commanding officer, Commissioning pennant, Commonwealth of Nations, Decommissioning of Russian nuclear-powered vessels, Degaussing, Electronics, Ensign (flag), Executive order, Galley (kitchen), Gerald Ford, Gideon Welles, Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, Lists of ship commissionings and decommissionings, Littoral zone, Logbook, National anthem, Naval History and Heritage Command, Norfolk, Virginia, Nuclear marine propulsion, Nuclear reactor, Petty officer, Project commissioning, Public relations, Reserve fleet, Sea trial, Shakedown cruise, Ship sponsor, Submarine, Taken on strength, Thomas Truxtun, United Kingdom, United States Department of the Navy, United States Secretary of the Navy, USS Constellation (1797), USS Monitor, Warship, Washington Naval Treaty, Washington, D.C., Watchkeeping, World War II.
- Naval ceremonies
- Rituals attending construction
Active duty
Active duty, in contrast to reserve duty, is a full-time occupation as part of a military force.
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Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Amphibious assault ship
An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict.
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Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. Ship commissioning and Ceremonial ship launching are naval ceremonies and Rituals attending construction.
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Change of command
A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding or flag officer to another.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy.
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Commanding officer
The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC), is the officer in command of a military unit.
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Commissioning pennant
The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelled "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship.
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Decommissioning of Russian nuclear-powered vessels
The decommissioning of Russian nuclear-powered vessels is an issue of major concern to the United States and to Scandinavian countries near Russia.
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Degaussing
Degaussing is the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field.
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Electronics
Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles.
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Ensign (flag)
The ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship.
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Executive order
In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government.
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Galley (kitchen)
The galley is the compartment of a ship, train, or aircraft where food is cooked and prepared.
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Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.
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Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 – February 11, 1878), nicknamed "Father Neptune", was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election.
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Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft.
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Lists of ship commissionings and decommissionings
This is an index of lists of ship commissionings and decommissionings by year.
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Littoral zone
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore.
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Logbook
A logbook (or log book) is a record used to record states, events, or conditions applicable to complex machines or the personnel who operate them.
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National anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation.
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Naval History and Heritage Command
The Naval History and Heritage Command, formerly the Naval Historical Center, is an Echelon II command responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage located at the historic Washington Navy Yard.
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Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States.
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Nuclear marine propulsion
Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor.
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Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions.
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Petty officer
A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies.
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Project commissioning
Project commissioning is the process of ensuring that all systems and components of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the owner's or final client's operational requirements.
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Public relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception.
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Reserve fleet
A reserve fleet is a collection of naval vessels of all types that are fully equipped for service but are not currently needed; they are partially or fully decommissioned.
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Sea trial
A sea trial is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines).
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Shakedown cruise
Shakedown cruise is a nautical term in which the performance of a ship is tested.
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Ship sponsor
A ship sponsor, by tradition, is a female civilian who is invited to "sponsor" a vessel, presumably to bestow good luck and divine protection over the seagoing vessel and all that sail aboard.
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Submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
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Taken on strength
Taken on strength is a British and British Commonwealth term referring to a person being added to a military organization, or in some cases becoming an employee of a government department, agency or statutory corporation.
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Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun (or Truxton) (February 17, 1755 – May 5, 1822) was an American naval officer after the Revolutionary War, when he served as a privateer, who rose to the rank of commodore in the late eighteenth century and later served in the Quasi-War with France.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States Department of the Navy
The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.
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United States Secretary of the Navy
The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense.
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USS Constellation (1797)
USS Constellation was a nominally rated 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy.
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USS Monitor
USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
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Warship
A warship or combatant ship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare.
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Washington Naval Treaty
The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was a treaty signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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Watchkeeping
Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Naval ceremonies
- Blessing of the Fleet
- Burial at sea
- Ceremonial ship launching
- Goodwill tour
- International Fleet Review 2013
- Line-crossing ceremony
- List of ships present at International Fleet Review 2013
- Manning the rail
- Marriage of the Sea ceremony
- Naval tradition
- Plankowner
- Pre-Commissioning Unit
- Presentation of Colours
- Sail-by salute
- Ship commissioning
- Ship's salute
- Wetting-down
Rituals attending construction
- Builders' rites
- Ceremonial ship launching
- Cornerstone
- Dedication (ritual)
- Foundation deposit
- Keel laying
- Opening ceremony
- Ship commissioning
- Sulcus primigenius
- Topping out
References
Also known as Commission (ship), Commissioned (ship), Commissioned ship, Commissioning (ship), Decomissioned, Decommission (ship), Decommissioned (ship), Paid Off (Upon Decommissioning a Ship), Paid off, Paying off, Ship ceremonies, Ship ceremony, Ship decommissioning.