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A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
The Navy's battle streamers, spanning the period from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm, number 28. Like the Marine Corps, the Navy flies a single streamer for each campaign, war, or theater of operations, with embroidered stars used for individual battles and operations determined to be suitable for special recognition. Stars on the Navy streamers follow the practice initiated during the World War II period for ribbons and medals -- that is, a bronze star for each action, and a silver star in lieu of five bronze stars. The Navy applies stars to appropriate ribbons throughout its history, whereas the Marine Corps uses stars to commemorate service in this century only. The Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, and Meritorious Unit Commendation streamers each carry a number rather than stars. This figure represents the number of times that the respective award has been conferred upon Navy units.
The Navy's battle streamers, spanning the period from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm, number 28. Like the Marine Corps, the Navy flies a single streamer for each campaign, war, or theater of operations, with embroidered stars used for individual battles and operations determined to be suitable for special recognition. Stars on the Navy streamers follow the practice initiated during the World War II period for ribbons and medals -- that is, a bronze star for each action, and a silver star in lieu of five bronze stars. The Navy applies stars to appropriate ribbons throughout its history, whereas the Marine Corps uses stars to commemorate service in this century only. The Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, and Meritorious Unit Commendation streamers each carry a number rather than stars. This figure represents the number of times that the respective award has been conferred upon Navy units.
UNITED STATES NAVY BATTLE STREAMERS
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
(10 Bronze stars) New Providence, Bahamas, operation (3 March 1776), Inland waters and amphibious operations, West Indies and European convoy operations, Operations in European waters, Commerce raiding operations, Randolph-Yarmouth (7 March 1778), Ranger - Drake (24 April 1778), Bonhomme Richard - Serapis (23 September 1779), Other single-ship actions, and Transport and packet operations
Quasi-War with France 1798-1801
(3 Bronze stars) Constellation - L'Insurgente (9 February 1799), Constellation - La Vengeance (1-2 February 1800), Anti-privateering operations, and Barbary Wars 1801-1805, 1815 (4 stars)
War of 1812
(14 stars) Constitution - Guerriere (19 August 1812), United States-Macedonian (28 October 1812), Constitution - Java (29 December 1812), Chesapeake - Shannon (1 June 1813), Essex - Phoebe and Cherub (28 March 1814), Constitution - Cyane and Levant (20 February 1815), Sloop-of-war and brig single ship actions, Commerce raiding in the Atlantic, Operations against whaling fleets in the Pacific, Battle of Lake Erie (10 September 1813), Battle of Lake Champlain (11 September 1814), Defense of Washington (July-August 1814), Defense of Baltimore (September 1814), Battle of New Orleans (December 1814-January 1815)
African Slave Trade Patrol 1820-1861
Operations Against West Indian Pirates 1822-1830s
The Indian Wars 1835-1842
Mexican War 1846-1848
(4 Bronze stars) Veracruz landing (9 March 1847), Riverine operations, East coast blockade, and West coast blockade and operations in California
Civil War 1861-1865
(15 Bronze stars) Blockade operations, Capture of Hatteras Inlet, N.C. (29 August l861), Capture of Port Royal Sound, S.C. (7 November 1861), Capture of Fort Henry, Tennessee River (6 February 1862), Capture of Roanoke lsland - key to Albemarle Sound (7-8 February 1862), USS Monitor - CSS Virginia (ex-Merrimack) (9 March 1862), Battle of New Orleans (24 April 1862), Capture of Vicksburg (4 July 1863), USS Kearsarge - CSS Alabama (19 June 1864), Battle of Mobile Bay (5 August 1864), Destruction of CSS Albemarle (27-28 October 1864), Capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, N.C. (13-15 January 1865), Operations on the Mississippi and tributaries, Campaigns in the Chesapeake and tributaries, and Atlantic operations against commerce raiders and blockade runners
Spanish-American War 1898
(4 Bronze stars) Battle of Manila Bay (1 May 1898), Pacific Ocean operation, Battle of Santiago (3 July 1898), and Atlantic/Caribbean operations
Philippine Insurrection Campaign 1899-1902
China Relief Expedition 1900-1901
Latin American Campaigns 1906-1920
(5 Bronze stars) Cuban Pacification Campaign (1906-1909), First Nicaraguan Campaign (1912), Mexican Service Campaign (1914), Haitian Campaign (1915, 1919-1920), and Dominican Campaign (1916)
World War I 1917-1918
(5 Bronze stars) Atlantic convoy operations, Western Atlantic operations, Operations in Northern European waters, Mediterranean operations, and Operations on the European continent
Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1926-1933
Yangtze Service 1926-1927, 1930-1932
China Service 1937-1939, 1945-1957
American Defense Service 1939-1941
World War II -- American Theater 1941-1946
(1 Bronze star) “Escort, antisubmarine, armed guard and special operations”
World War II -- Asiatic-Pacific Theater 1941-1946
(43 Bronze stars) Pearl Harbor – Midway, Wake Island, Philippine Islands operation, Netherlands East Indies engagements, Pacific raids (1942), Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal - Tulagi landings, Capture and defense of Guadalcanal, Makin raid, Eastern Solomons, Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid, Cape Esperance, Santa Cruz Islands, Guadalcanal (Third Savo), Tassafaronga, Eastern New Guinea operation, Rennel Island, Consolidation of Solomon Islands, Aleutians operation, New Georgia Group operation, Bismarck Archipelago operation, Pacific raids (1943), Treasury - Bougainville operation, Gilbert Islands operation, Marshall Islands operation, Asiatic-Pacific raids (1944), Western New Guinea operations, Marianas operation, Western Caroline Islands operation, Leyte operation, Luzon operation, Iwo Jima operation, Okinawa Gunto operation, Third Fleet operations against Japan, Kurile Islands operation, Borneo operations, Tinian capture and occupation, Consolidation of the Southern Philippines, Hollandia operation, Manila Bay - Bicol operations, “Escort, antisubmarine, armed guard and special operations”, and Submarine War Patrols (Pacific)
World War II -- European-African-Middle Eastern Theater 1941-1946
(5 Bronze stars) North African occupation, Sicilian occupation, Salerno landings, West Coast of Italy operations (1944), Invasion of Normandy, Northeast Greenland operation, Invasion of Southern France, Reinforcement of Malta, “Escort, antisubmarine, armed guard and special operations”
Korean Service 1950-1954
(5 Bronze stars) North Korean aggression, Communist China aggression, Inchon landing, 1st U.N. counteroffensive, “Communist China, spring offensive”, United Nations summer-fall offensive, 2nd Korean winter, Korean defense, summer-fall (1952), 3rd Korean winter, Korea, summer-fall (1953)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Service 1958-present
(25 Bronze stars) Berlin (1961-1963), Cuba (1962-1963), Dominican Republic (1965-1966), Lebanon (1958), Quemoy and Matsu Islands (1958-1963), Taiwan Straits (1958-1959), Korea (1966- 1974), Congo (1960-1962), Congo (1964), Laos (1961-1962), Vietnam (1958-1965), Cambodia (29 Mar 1973 - 15 Aug 1973), Thailand (29 Mar 1973 - 15 Aug 1973), Cambodia Evacuation (OP Eagle Pull) ( 11 Apr 1975 - 13 Apr 1975), Vietnam Evacuation (Op Frequent Wind) (29 Apr 1975 - 30 Apr 1975), Mayaquez OP (15 May 1975), Lebanon (01 Jun 1983 - 01 Dec 1987*, Grenada (OP Urgent Fury) (23 Oct 1983 - 21 Nov 1983), Libya (OP Eldorado Canyon) (12 Apr 1986 - 17 Apr 1986), Persian Gulf (OP Ernest Will) 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Aug 1990), Panama (OP Just Cause) (20 Dec 1989 - 31 Jan 1990), Somalia (OP Restore Hope) (03 Dec 1992 - 31 Mar 1995), Haiti (OP Uphold Democracy) (16 Sep 1994 - 31 Mar 1993), Persian Gulf/Iraq (OP Southern Watch) (01 Dec 1993 - TBD), El Salvador (Appd by Congress) (01 Jan 1981 - 01 Feb 1992)
*Although Joint Chiefs of Staff established the termination date of Lebanon operations as 1 December 1987, no Navy ships/units are considered to be eligible after 1 August 1984.
Vietnam Service 1962-1973
(17 Bronze stars) Vietnam Advisory Campaign (15 March 1962- 7 March 1965), Vietnam Defense Campaign (8 March-24 December 1965), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (25 December 1965- 30 June 1966), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (1 July 1966-31 May 1967) Phase II, Vietnamese Counteroffensive (1 June 1967-29 January 1968) Phase III, Tet Counteroffensive (30 January-l April 1968), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (2 April-30 June 1968) Phase IV, Vietnamese Counteroffensive (1 July-l November 1968) Phase V, Vietnamese Counteroffensive (2 November 1968- 22 February 1969) Phase VI, Tet 69/Counteroffensive (23 February-8 June 1969), Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 (9 June-31 October 1969), Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 (1 November 1969-30 April 1970), Sanctuary Counteroffensive (1 May-30 June 1970), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (l July 1970-30 June1971) Phase VII, Consolidation I (1 Jul 1971 - 30 Nov 1971), Consolidation II (1 Dec 1971 - 29 Mar 1972), Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign (30 Mar 1972 - 28 Jan 1973)
Southwest Asia Service 1991-1995
(3 Bronze stars) Defense of Saudi Arabia (02 Aug 1990 - 16 Jan 1991), Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 Jan 1991 - 11 Apr 1991), Southwest Asia Ceasefire Campaign (12 Apr 1991 - 30 Nov 1995)
Presidential Unit Citation  , Navy Unit Commendation, and Meritorious Unit Commendation
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RE: OT - WWII quiz - 
Took me awhile to find this… 
But I truly want to know the answer. Hence I posted the question.
Pocket Battleship Admiral Scheer ~ cruise October 28, 1940 - April 1, 1941 
Returning to the North Sea under an escort of destroyers, her captain choose to make a little race with them and despite in action for more than a year (think once more about worn out engines!) with fouled bottom and so on, out accelerated the escorts and clocked 28kts at given her light displacement. 
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