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Sammie says, "Researching and writing the U.S. Navy Alphabet Book with my friends Jerry and Rob was a lot of fun."

Try making your own Navy Alphabet Book!

Start by building a word list or try some of the words listed below. My good friend, author Steve Swinburne, recommends using "Octopus Research," a multi-armed approach. He reads books and magazines, visits web sites, interviews experts on the phone and in person, takes field trips, joins organizations, and seeks advice from librarians. Like all writers, Steve tries to become a mini expert on a subject. Work on your own or team up with a friend. Good luck and have fun!

 

A
accommodation ladder
aft
all hands
amidships
ahoy
armament
astern
aye aye

B
barricade (arrestments)
battle lantern
berth
bilge
bitter end
bluejacket
boat
boatswain's chair
boatswain's pipe
bridge
brig
bulkhead

C
cabin
catapult
chart
chow
christening ship
chow
chronometer
cleat
colors
combatant ship
compartment
corpsman

D
damage control
darken ship
dead in the water
deck
deep six
dungarees

E
eight o'clock reports
engine-order telegraph
ensign
eyes of the ship

F
fantail
fender
fid
field day
flagstaff
flight deck
forecastle
freeboard

G
gaff
galley
gangway
geedunk
general quarters
gig
granny knot

H
halyard
hash mark
hawser
heading
heave out and trice up
helm
helmsman
highline
hitch

I
in board
inner bottom
Irish pennant

J
jack
jackstaff
Jacob's ladder
juryrig

K
keel
keelson
king post

L
landing craft
lanyard
lead line
leeward
liberty
life jacket
lifeline
line
lookout

M
magazine
masthead light
mess
monkey fist
muster

N
nest
nose art
nun buoy

O
overboard
overhand knot
overhead

P
painter
passageway
pier
pilothouse
pipe
pollywog
port

Q
quarterdeck
quartermaster
quarters

R
radar
rat guard
rudder
running lights

S
scuttlebutt
secure
shift colors
shipshape
sick bay
small stores
splice
square knot
stanchions
starboard
superstructure

T
tail hook
topside
turnbuckle
turn to

U
uphaul
upper deck

V
Veer
vessel

W
wake
wardroom
watch cap
watertight integrity
wildcat

X
XO - executive officer

Y
yard boom
yaw

Z
zulu

 


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