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After the culmination of American Civil War, Navy lost its strength rapidly. The numerical strength dropped from 700 vessels to only 52. After President Chester Arthur took over he and his secretary of Navy, William Hunt advocated naval reforms. Arthur got congress to approve construction of modern steel protected cruisers. By 1889 US Navy had gained significant muscle.

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