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13 Oct 2010

This Day in Coast Guard History – October 13

1775-This is the date that the Navy recognizes as it's "official" birthday. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on 13 October 1775 by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. The legislation also established a Naval Committee to supervise the work. All together, the Continental Navy numbered some fifty ships over the course of the war, with approximately twenty warships active at its maximum strength. After the American War for Independence, Congress sold the surviving ships of the Continental Navy and released the seamen and officers.

11 Jan 2002

Happy Birthday Navy

As we celebrate the United States Navy's 226th year of defending this great republic, it is fitting that we take a few moments to reflect upon our proud heritage. Throughout history, our Navy and our Nation have defeated every adversary and every challenger we have faced. In the earliest days of our republic, USS Constitution and her sister ships defeated the most powerful navies in the world. In World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor spurred us on to sweep the Imperial Fleet from the Pacific. Today we face a new foe in a new kind of war, but at the end of the day, the result will be the same — victory. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will echo through history. My charge to you is to never forget. Never forget this attack on the American way of life.