Saturday, November 4, 1775: Two hundred and fifty-one years ago today, “At the onset of the Revolutionary War, America had no navy. Some colonies kept armed vessels, but the Continental government had no fighting ships. As the war got underway, Congress launched a small Continental Navy, voting to purchase and equip eight ships of war. On November 4, 17…
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