1 AMIDSHIPS: in the middle or center of a shipThe superstructure is located amidships.

2 AMPHIBIOUS: ability to operate both on land and waterAmphibious tanks went ashore before troops.

3ANCHOR: a heavy object lowered into the water to keep a ship from drifting. They dropped the anchor where the ship was out of range of the guns on shore.

4ANCHOR: to drop de anchor or tie the ship to something.They anchored the ship to the pier while they loaded supplies.

5 ANTIAIRCRAFT: ground-or ship-based weapons used against aircraft.The airplane was shot down by antiaircraft guns.

6 ASHORE: on land, off the base or station, on liberty.The sailors like to go ashore when the ship is in port.

7 ABANDON SHIP: order for all on board to leave the ship.The captain ordered the crew abandon ship just after the torpedo struck the destroyer

8 ABOARD: on or in a vessel base or station.All hands were aboard and the ship was ready to sail.“Welcome aboard”

9 ADMIRAL: naval officer rank equal to general.The Admiral commands a fleet of ships

10 AFLOAT: staying on the surface of the water without help from other objects.The lifeboats remained afloat until the sailors were rescued.

11 AFT: toward the rear or the stern of a ship.His quarters were aft.

12 AIRCRAFT CARRIER: a ship that carriers aircraft and servers as their base.The flight deck on an aircraft carrier is large and flat so that planes may take off and land on it.

13 ASTERN: to the rear or behind the shipThe ship pulled the damaged vessel astern.

14 AYE, AYE, SIR: an answer to a command or order meaning “yes”“Aye, aye, sir, at once”.

15 BARRACKS: housing for military personnelMost military personnel live in barracks.

16 BATTLESHIP: one of a class of large warships with heavy armor and big guns.The “Missouri” was the last battleship built by the U.S. Navy.

17 BAY: a wide extension of water from a sea or lake into the land.The ship sailed into the bay and dropped anchor.

18 BEACHHEAD: land next to water, taken and held by attacking forcesWe took a beachhead on the island.

19 BEAM (OF SHIP): the width of a shipThe beam of the ship is 95 feet.

20 BELL: a signal every half hour to mark the periods of the watchThe watch ends at eight bells.

21 BELLOW: on a lower deckThe men carried the supplies below.

22 BOATSWAIN: the man in charge of the deck crewThe boatswain had the sailors swab the deck.

23 BOW: the front end of a shipThe waves came over the bow of the ship.

24 BREACK OPEN: To make new equipment available for useThe working party could not start because the boatswain had not broken open the new supplies.