1775 First US Navy forms when Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet.
Quote from: old salt on October 13, 2022, 03:14:49 AM
1775 First US Navy forms when Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet.
Which they never did. Old Ironsides, the US Constitution, was built after the war and served in the War of 1812. The so-called US Navy bought or begged ships from France while all of the US commandeered ships lay in port, trapped there by the British Navy. The Bonhomme Richard was a re-commissioned French ship named in honor of Benjamin Franklin and captained by John Paul Jones. It fought one significant battle off the coast of England and was sunk.
Quote from: Patocazador on October 13, 2022, 07:25:45 PM
Quote from: old salt on October 13, 2022, 03:14:49 AM
1775 First US Navy forms when Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet.
Which they never did. Old Ironsides, the US Constitution, was built after the war and served in the War of 1812. The so-called US Navy bought or begged ships from France while all of the US commandeered ships lay in port, trapped there by the British Navy. The Bonhomme Richard was a re-commissioned French ship named in honor of Benjamin Franklin and captained by John Paul Jones. It fought one significant battle off the coast of England and was sunk.
with a start like that ,it could only get better ! I`d say we`ve come a long way ! BABY!