The United States Navy was founded on October 13, 1775. It started when they armed two vessels and dispatched them to find ships supplying the British Army in America. The main purpose of the Navy is to patrol the oceans and keep the ocean free from harm. The Purpose of the navy has not changed all that much besides over the years there has not ben ship to ship fighting.
.:Important Dates:. 1.) July 1, 1800 - First convoy duty; USS Essex escorts convoy of merchant ships from East Indies to U.S. 2.) July 26, 1912 - First airborne radio communications from naval aircraft to ship 3) July 31, 1874 - Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes 4.) July 25, 1934 - First President to visit Hawaii, Franklin D. Roosevelt, reaches Hilo on board USS Houston
.:Famous Battles:. War of 1812 American Civil War Spanish–American War( The ship USS Maine was blown up in havana harbor increasing tension between spain and the US to much causing a war
.:Famous Leaders:. -John F. Kennedy- -Richard M. Nixon- -George H.W.Bush-
There is two main catogorys that the ranks fall into Non-Commissioned & Commissioned