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Beginning in 1775 after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, eleven of the Thirteen Colonies established state navies or owned one or more armed merchantmen for military operations. [ 1 ] Some state navies, including the Massachusetts Naval Militia , were established prior to the creation of the Continental Navy .
Ships of the Continental Navy (2 C, 77 P) Pages in category "American Revolutionary War ships of the United States" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the Revolutionary War and, by 1785, Congress had disbanded the Continental Navy and sold the remaining ships. The frigate Alliance fired the final shots of the American Revolutionary War; it was also the last ship in the Navy. A faction within Congress wanted to keep her, but the new nation did not have the ...
74-gun ship of the line 1759 in Deptford, near London, England Served later as prison ship: Sold 1814 HMS Invincible: 74-gun ship of the line Built in London 1765 Served in Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780, Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 and Battle of St. Kitts in 1782 Sank 1801
This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS Alfred; USS Alliance (1778) USS America (1782) ... Surprise (1777 ship) T. USS Trumbull (1776 row galley) USS ...
USS Constitution, the last of the original six frigates of the United States Navy still in commission Class overview Operators United States Navy Built 1794–1800 In service 1794–1881 In commission 1797–present Planned 6 Completed 6 Active 1 Lost 2 Retired 3 General characteristics (Constitution, President, United States) Class and type 44-gun frigate Tonnage 1,576 Displacement 2,200 tons ...
USS Enterprise was a Continental Army sloop-of-war that served in Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War.She was the first of a long and prestigious line of ships of the United States or by the combatant forces of the U.S. Revolutionary War to bear the name Enterprise.
USS Washington was a lateen-rigged, two-masted galley in the service of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. Washington was capable of propulsion by sail or by the rowing of oarsmen. During a battle with British warships, Washington "struck her colors" and was captured by the British.