AMVETS "Hap Arnold" Post #55 Sonoma, CA

American Veterans

  • “Hap Arnold” Post 55
    • Post Officers
  • What we do
  • News
    • U.S. Marine PVT Howard Miller is coming home after 77yrs KIA during WW2 and flew by United
    • Order from Sonoma County Health Officer – Shelter in Place
    • County of Sonoma Health Officer Cancelling Large Gatherings due to COVID-19
    • Holiday Gifts to Yountville Veterans Home
    • Lake County’s last living link to Pearl Harbor, celebrated her 100th birthday
    • Ways to help USCG Members and their families
    • Sonoma Eagle Scout creates flag repository
    • Veterans Online Shopping Now Available
    • AMVETS Get Help. Get Healed
    • Free Bus Rides for Veterans
  • Photos
    • Mare Island Tour
    • Wreaths Across America 2019
    • Yountville Veterans Christmas Gifts 2019
    • Vintage Festival Check Presentation 2019
    • Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 2019
    • AMVETS Riders test ride the new Electric Harley-Davidson!
    • Memorial Day 2019 Flag Placement
    • USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Commissioning – February 16, 2019
    • Eagle Scout Flag Repository Box at the Sonoma Veterans Building
    • Yountville Veterans Christmas Gifts 2018
    • Independence Day July 4th, 2018
    • Memorial Day 2018
    • OPERATION: With LOVE From HOME – Packaging Christmas Packages December 2017
    • Memorial Day 2017
    • Wreaths Across America 2016
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us

U.S. Navy’s Birthday

August 13, 2017 By Ronda Leen Leave a Comment

Calendar
Add to Calendar  
  • Add to Timely Calendar
  • Add to Google
  • Add to Outlook
  • Add to Apple Calendar
  • Add to other calendar
  • Export to XML
When:
October 13, 2020 all-day
2020-10-13T00:00:00-07:00
2020-10-14T00:00:00-07:00

The U.S. Navy traces its roots back to the privateers that were employed to attack British commerce in the early days of the revolution. On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping that a small fleet would be able to offset the uncontested exercise of British sea power.

The early Continental navy was not expected to take on the British navy for control of the seas. This small naval force was designed to work with privateers to wage tactical raids against the transports that supplied British forces in North America. To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress purchased, converted, and constructed a fleet of small ships-frigates, brigs, sloops, and schooners. These navy ships sailed independently or in pairs hunting British commerce ships and transports like prey, avoiding whenever possible fights with Royal Navy men-of-war.

The Continental navy faced several obstacles both during and after the revolution – mostly political and economic. Two years after the end of the war, the money-poor Congress sold off the last ship of the Continental navy, the frigate Alliance.

Navy Birthday | General Interest

In the 1790’s Europe began to relax many mercantile commercial restrictions and the U.S. trade and the shipping industry expanded accordingly. However, as the number of U.S. ships increased so did the possibility increased attacks by the European powers and pirates. In March 1794 Congress responded by calling for the construction of a half-dozen frigates. And, once again, the United States had a navy.

Although the Continental navy was later dismantled, October 13, 1775, remains the U.S. Navy’s official birthday.

From these humble beginnings, the world’s most powerful naval force was born. With thousands of ships and aircraft serving worldwide, the U.S. Navy is a force to be reckoned with.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Upcoming Events

Mar
10
Wed
6:00 pm Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Mar 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Post 55 Monthly meetings start at 6:00pm, with the hope of keeping the meeting time to one hour. Meeting content and discussion will drive this end time. We look forward to you attending our meetings.
Apr
14
Wed
6:00 pm Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Apr 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Post 55 Monthly meetings start at 6:00pm, with the hope of keeping the meeting time to one hour. Meeting content and discussion will drive this end time. We look forward to you attending our meetings.
May
1
Sat
all-day Loyalty Day
Loyalty Day
May 1 all-day
Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American[...]
May
12
Wed
6:00 pm Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Post 55 Monthly meetings start at 6:00pm, with the hope of keeping the meeting time to one hour. Meeting content and discussion will drive this end time. We look forward to you attending our meetings.
Jun
6
Sun
all-day 1944 WWII D-Day Anniversary
1944 WWII D-Day Anniversary
Jun 6 all-day
Although the term D-Day is used routinely as military lingo for the day an operation or event will take place, for many it is also synonymous with June 6, 1944, the day the Allied powers[...]
Jun
9
Wed
6:00 pm Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Jun 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Post 55 Monthly meetings start at 6:00pm, with the hope of keeping the meeting time to one hour. Meeting content and discussion will drive this end time. We look forward to you attending our meetings.
Jun
14
Mon
all-day US Army Birthday / Flag Day
US Army Birthday / Flag Day
Jun 14 all-day
US Army Birthday / Flag Day
The Army’s Birthday: 14 June 1775 When the American Revolution broke out, the rebellious colonies did not possess an army in the modern sense. Rather, the revolutionaries fielded an amateur force of colonial troops, cobbled[...]
Jul
14
Wed
6:00 pm Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Post 55 Monthly Meetings Suspend... @ Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
Jul 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Post 55 Monthly meetings start at 6:00pm, with the hope of keeping the meeting time to one hour. Meeting content and discussion will drive this end time. We look forward to you attending our meetings.
Aug
1
Sun
all-day Marine Corps Reserve Birthday
Marine Corps Reserve Birthday
Aug 1 all-day
The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR) (also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve) is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. It[...]
Aug
4
Wed
all-day U.S. Coast Guard Birthday
U.S. Coast Guard Birthday
Aug 4 all-day
The Coast Guard is one of America’s five armed forces and traces its founding to Aug. 4, 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of 10 vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent[...]
View Calendar

Copyright © 2021 · All rights reserved, Run Rhino Web Design & Hosting Services· Log in