The 250th Anniversary Of The United States Navy Began With A Fishing Boat
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On October 13, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized the establishment of the Continental Navy, marking the birth of what would become the United States Navy. Over a week ago, in Norfolk, with President Trump in attendance, the Navy showcased its impressive, combined arms capabilities. But on this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.
In August 1775, driven by desperation for gunpowder and inspired by American ingenuity, George Washington directed Marblehead merchant and fishing captain, as well as regimental commander, John Glover to outfit his schooner, the Hannah, for war.
Challenging the British Royal Navy, the greatest navy in the history of the world at that time, by transforming a fishing schooner into a man of war seemed as preposterous then as it does now. But British disarmament and a lack of crucial gunpowder in the colonies led to American innovation.
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Portrait of military hero from the American Revolution, General John Glover of Marblehead. Creative Commons
On this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.
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