What date did Congress established the department of the Navy?

When Did Congress Establish the Department of the Navy?

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.

When was the American navy established by congress?

The Navy considers October 13, 1775, as the date of its creation by the Continental Congress.

What date did congress establish the department of the navy?

13 oct 1775

What is the money that is paid for protection?

The United States Navy recognizes 13 October 1775 as the date of its official establishment, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution creating the Continental Navy.

What date did they create union flag?

Congress has recognized Francis Hopkins as the creator of the flag. The first flag was made for the navy in 1775.

What date commemorates the birthday of the US Navy?

October 13th, 1775. This was the date that lead to the formation of the U.S Navy. Remember when the Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775, the colonists were already fighting the British. Before long, it was clear that if the Colonies were to survive, a Navy was necessary. Therefore, on October 13, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the purchase of two vessels; the United States Navy was born Glad i could help! :) Sources: I am a Navy Sea Cadet so I had to learn this stuff.

Value of Colt 1911 Navy 98 percent?

value always depends on overall condition. with a serial number the date and maker can be established.................

What happened on sept 29 1789?

On September 29, 1789, the U.S. Congress established the Department of War, marking a significant step in the formation of the federal government under the newly ratified Constitution. This department was responsible for military affairs and national defense and was one of the first executive departments created. Additionally, on this date, Congress also approved the first 12 amendments to the Constitution, although only 10 would later be ratified and become known as the Bill of Rights.

Why was the date of 13 October selected to celebrate the tradition and history of the naval service?

it was the day in 1775 that the continental congress voted to establish a navy by outfitting sailing vessels to intercept british transports.

What date is the navy's birthday?

The US Navy's birthday is 13 October 1775.

How many years has the U. S. coast guard been around?

The official answer is that the U.S. Navy is about 15 years older, based on the services' respective official "birthdays" (1775 for USN vs. 1790 for USCG), but the answer for those debating the issue really depends on the criteria used to gauge the age of the U.S. Navy. It should be noted here that the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, each date their respective creations to when they were first created by the Continental Congress, when the U.S. still consisted of British colonies--they do not use the dates when they were reconstituted under the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Congress. The Continental Congress created the Continental Navy on 13 October 1775, but it was disbanded after the Revolutionary War--the ships were sold and the officers and sailors were released. According to a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the new United States government began to legally function under the U.S. Constitution on 4 March 1789. Since the U.S. Constitution authorized the U.S. Congress "to provide and maintain a Navy," the effective date of the Constitution could also be considered as a possible birthday of the Navy. However, Congress did not take action to provide ships until 1794, when it authorized the procurement of six frigates, the first three of which were not completed and launched until 1797 (the 1794 authorization could be considered a possible birthday of the Navy and would be equivalent to the 1790 authorization for the Coast Guard, providing the grounds for the question being debated here). Between 1794 and 1798, naval affairs were administered by the Department of War, until the Department of the Navy was created on 30 April 1798. The U.S. Coast Guard celebrates 4 August 1790 as its birthday, which is when the first U.S. Congress "authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling...The service received its present name in 1915 under an act of Congress when the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the Life-Saving Service" (USCG website). There is no mention of any similar service being created during the colonial era under the Continental Congress, so the Coast Guard appears to be entirely a post-Revolution creation, unlike the Navy. The bottom line is that the answer depends entirely on what criteria you want to use for dating the origins of the U.S. Navy. There are three options: 1) If you consider that the Continental Navy was the direct predecessor of the U.S. Navy and disregard the gap in physical continuity caused by its disbanding after the Revolutionary War, then 13 October 1775 would be the birthday (this is the official birthday used by the U.S. Navy and recognized by the rest of the U.S. government). 2) If you use the date that a naval force was authorized by the U.S. Constitution, then the 4 March 1789 effective date for the beginning of the U.S. government would be the birthday and the Navy would still be older than the Coast Guard--but only by about a year (this writer has not seen any other author argue for the use of this date, but presents it here as a technical possibility). 3) If you want to count the date that the U.S. Congress first acted to create a physical U.S. Navy, then the 1794 authorization to procure ships would be the birthday and the Coast Guard would then be about four years older than the Navy (this option appears to be the origin of the debate behind the original question). Arguments could be made for the additional options of counting the 1797 launching of the first Navy ships or the 1798 creation of the Department of the Navy as possible Navy birthdays, but these are discounted in the interest of equal treatment. Since the official Coast Guard birthday is based on a procurement authorization and not actual launching, the 1794 authorization for the Navy ships is considered to be the latest possible birthday of the Navy in this argument, as it treats both services equally. For more info, see: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq31-2.htm http://www.uscg.mil/history/ http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html

Which president established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving?

Franklin Roosevelt, in response to a request by the owner of the Lazarus department store chain for a set date to better accommodate the shopping season.