30 April 1798
13 oct 1775
established a Navy Department.
established a Navy Department.
The Department of the Navy was established on 30 April 1798. Note that there was a Navy during the War for Independence, it was established by the Continental Congress on 13 October 1775. That date is observed as the "official" Navy Birthday. That forefather of the Department of the Navy was effectively disbanded at the end of the war. All of the remaining naval ships were sold off and the personnel sent home.
It was established on 13, 0ctober 1775 as the Continental Navy, by the Continental Congress.
The Navy considers October 13, 1775, as the date of its creation by the Continental Congress.
1798
13 oct 1775
In the United States, the Army and the Navy is maintained by appropriations from Congress. The Defense Department submits a budget and the Congress approves or disapproves.
flo rida did. ok?
No - the Continental Congress established the Navy during the Revolutionary War, then later after the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the U.S. Congress continued to build the Navy. Under the Constitution, on Congress has the authority to provide for and maintain the Navy.
It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789.