Here, we examine the founding and remarkable, if uneven, growth of the Navy from 1776 to 1914. Its early American leaders would be astonished to see that their fledgling navy has become the world’s dominant naval force. The Navy’s ability to project force above, on, and beneath the waves, control shipping lanes, and dominate airspace over the world’s hotspots is without parallel. Today, the United States Navy stands unchallenged as the world’s most powerful maritime force. When the auctioneer’s gavel came down, the Continental Navy ceased to exist. On a warm August day in 1785, at the Merchants’ Coffee House in Philadelphia, an eight-year-old Continental Navy 32-gun frigate named Alliance was auctioned off for $26,000. The Rise of the American Navy 1775 - 1914 Close
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