As you might already know, Congress passed the Naval Act on March 27, 1794. This created America’s permanent naval force.
The predecessor of the US Navy, the Continental Navy, was established on October 13, 1775.
Because of limited funds and manpower, the initial naval force was
mostly merchantmen. When the Revolutionary War ended, many officials
saw the navy as an unnecessary expense. After the few surviving ships
were auctioned off, the Continental Navy was disbanded.
America
didn’t have a formal navy for the next nine years. But after a series
of run-ins between American merchants and pirates 20 years later, a
permanent navy was finally created.
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