It's About Liberty: A Conservative Forum
Topics => Military News/Veterans => Topic started by: Libertas on October 13, 2020, 10:22:40 AM
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October 13, 1775
The Continental Congress votes for two vessels to be fitted out and armed with 10 carriage guns, a proportional number of swivel guns, and crews of 80 then sent out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This legislation, out of which the Continental Navy grew, constitutes the birth of the U.S. Navy.
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