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In most military branches, a command is simply a unit which you are in charge of. For a ship's captain, his vessel would be his command.
No. Department Heads and Division Officers (depending on size of crew) are assigned as Command Duty Officers inport. Junior Officers may be assigned as Officer of the Deck inport.
A lieutenant commander can command a variety of units or elements within a military organization, such as a platoon, company, or small naval vessel. They commonly hold leadership positions and are responsible for ensuring the operational readiness and effectiveness of their assigned unit.
Navy basic training is not held on shipboard. Basic training is held at the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois.
That will depend greatly on where one gets stationed. They could be given duty at a large facility on a Naval Base. They could be assigned to a large ship, such as a carrier or a large amphibious ship. They could be assigned to a foreign station as the medical representative on the staff. Or they could be assigned to a Marine unit and spend their time in the field.
It is simply the hull number assigned to the ship. There are typical a number of ships in a series or type and they are numbered sequentially. It is not an indication of how many ships there are total.
To drop a navy salute, the command is usually "Carry On" or "At Ease." These commands indicate that the saluting person can relax and return to their normal position.
A destroyer is a navy ship. It starts with a D.
There are two ships with this name : a real transport ship and a fictional starship * USS Antares (AKR-294) is a Fast Sealift ship previously assigned to the Military Sealift Command, and currently with the Ready Reserve Force under MARAD, Marine Administration and no longer using the US Navy designation. * USS Antares, a fictional ship of the Star Trek universe, was destroyed by a mechanical failure in its propulsion system, exacerbated by Charles Evans.
"USNS" stands for United States Naval Ship. Unlike USS (United States Ship) which is a designation given to commissioned vessels in the U.S. Navy, USNS refers to Navy supply and transport vessels operated by the Military Sealift Command, but owned by the Navy.The major difference is that commissioned vessels (warships, support vessels, etc.) are owned, operated, and crewed by the Navy and Naval personnel; USNS ships are owned by the Navy, operated by the MSC, and usually crewed by civilians.
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Hi there, I've researched this for some time. Unfortunately the US Navy did not keep records pertaining to which serial numbers were assigned to individual ships/crewmembers. So..I've got the same spyglass, #36706 in pristine condition and will have to live with it's current value. I was hoping for some time to place in on a ship that would increase it's value.