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  2. USS Alliance (1778) - Wikipedia

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    The first Alliance of the United States Navy (which served as part of the Continental Navy) was a 36-gun sailing frigate of the American Revolutionary War.. Originally named Hancock, she was laid down in 1777 on the Merrimack River at Amesbury, Massachusetts, by the partners and cousins, William and James K. Hackett, launched on 28 April 1778, and renamed Alliance on 29 May 1778 by resolution ...

  3. Treaty of Alliance (1778) - Wikipedia

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    Louis XVI, Forgotten Founding Father, with a survey of the Franco–American Alliance of the Revolutionary period (New York: Vantage Press, 1976); ISBN 978-0-533-02333-2. Corwin, Edward Samuel. French Policy and the American Alliance of 1778 (New York: B. Franklin, 1970).

  4. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Franklin's mother, Abiah, was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on August 15, 1667, to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife, Mary Morrell Folger, a former indentured servant.

  5. Franco-American alliance - Wikipedia

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    Surrender of General Burgoyne by John Trumbull (1821) shows General Daniel Morgan in front of a French de Vallière 4-pounder Benjamin Franklin's reception at the Court of France in 1778 Lafayette wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777. The alliance was promoted in the United States by Thomas Jefferson, a Francophile. [3]

  6. Continental Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Navy was the navy of the Thirteen Colonies (later the United States) during the American Revolutionary War.Founded on October 13, 1775, the fleet developed into a substantial force throughout the Revolutionary War, owing partially to the efforts of naval patrons within the Continental Congress.

  7. Committee of Secret Correspondence - Wikipedia

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    The most active member of the Committee of Secret Correspondence was Benjamin Franklin. [3] Franklin, a successful scientist, journalist, and politician was an expert when it came to foreign affairs. [4] He sent letters to Don Gabriel de Bourbon, a Spanish Prince, and Americanophiles in France to try to rally support for the American cause. [4]

  8. How Many Gallons Of Fuel Does A Container Ship Carry? - AOL

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    One of the largest container ships to call on the U.S., the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, carries approximately 4.5 million gallons of fuel oil. Ship fuel capacity is generally converted to ...

  9. Silas Deane - Wikipedia

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    Deane was born on January 4, 1738 [O.S. December 24, 1737] [2] in Groton, Connecticut, to blacksmith Silas Deane and his wife Hannah Barker.The younger Silas was able to obtain a full scholarship to Yale and graduated in 1758. [3]