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Line 53: − + − The Continental Navy was founded on 13 October 1775, in part to aid General [[George Washington]] in his siege of Boston during the [[American Revolution]]; Congress would appropriate enough funding to outfit two warships of 10 guns each, while Washington himself funded a sum for a third, larger ship (named ''Alfred''). The Continental Navy during the Revolutionary Period would achieve marked successes, but would be disbanded at war's end, with all of its vessels sold or scrapped.+ − − On 27 March 1794 a Naval Act [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=473] was passed by Congress, and on 30 April 1798 the Department of the Navy was established in response to protect American shipping from the depredations of the [[Barbary States]] in the Mediterranean. Designed by Joshua Humphreys, three heavy frigates of 44 guns and three light frigates of 36 guns were the first ships of the United States Navy: − *[[USS United States|USS ''United States'']], 44 guns, launched 10 May 1796 − *[[USS Constellation|USS ''Constellation'']], 36 guns, launched 7 September 1797 − *[[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']], 44 guns, launched 21 October 1797 − *[[USS Chesapeake|USS ''Chesapeake'']], 36 guns, launched 2 December 1799 − *[[USS Congress|USS ''Congress'']], 36 guns, launched 15 August 1799 − *[[USS President|USS ''President'']], 44 guns, launched 10 April 1799
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The '''United States Navy''' is one of the four branches of the [[Department of Defense]] which has the mission to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.
The '''United States Navy''' is one of the four branches of the [[Department of Defense]] which has the mission to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.
==Origins==
==History==
see [[American naval history]]
==Organization==
==Organization==