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operations in both international and United States waters.
operations in both international and United States waters.
<blockquote>"The '''mission of the Navy''' is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas."<ref name="Navy Mission">http://www.navy.mil/navydata/organization/org-top.asp</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>"The '''mission of the Navy''' is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas."<ref name="Navy Mission">http://www.navy.mil/navydata/organization/org-top.asp</ref></blockquote>
==History==
===American Revolution===
see [[American Revolution, naval history]]
===New Nation: 1789-1860===
===Civil War===
===1865-1898===
===1898-1940===
===World War II===
===Cold War===
===Since 1990===
==Bibliography==
* Bern Anderson. ''By Sea and by River: The Naval History of the Civil War'' (1989) [http://www.amazon.com/Sea-River-Naval-History-Paperback/dp/0306803674/ref=sr_1_23/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191328739&sr=1-23 excerpt and text search]
*  Bart Brasher; ''Implosion: Downsizing the U.S. Military, 1987-2015'' (2000) [http://www.questia.com/read/25991890 online edition]
* A. B. Feuer; ''The U.S. Navy in World War I: Combat at Sea and in the Air'' 1999 [http://www.questia.com/read/30563500 online edition]
*  Harrod, Frederick S. ''The Manning of the New Navy: The Development of a Modern Naval Enlisted Force, 1899-1940'' (1978). By 1930 the navy successfully recruited and trained a nearly
permanent force of technically skilled career seamen
*  Hoyt, Edwin P. ''Submarines at War: The History of the American Silent Service''  (1983), popular
* Ernest J. King; ''U.S. Navy at War, 1941-1945: Official Reports to the Secretary of the Navy'' (1946) [http://www.questia.com/read/879281 online edition]
* Robert W Love. ''History of the US Navy: 1942-1991'' (1992) [http://www.amazon.com/History-U-S-Navy-1942-1991-U/dp/0811718638/ref=sr_1_9/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191328523&sr=1-9  excerpt and text search]
* Robert W Love. ''History of the US Navy: 1775-1941'' (1992) [http://www.amazon.com/History-U-S-Navy-1775-1941-Robert/dp/081171862X/ref=sr_1_10/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191328523&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]
* E. B Potter. ''Nimitz'' (1988)
* E. B Potter. ''Sea Power: A Naval History'' (1982)
* E. B Potter.
*  W. D. Puleston; ''The Life and Work of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S.N'' 1939 [http://www.questia.com/read/10530575 online edition]
* Ian W. Toll. ''Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy'' (2006)
* Polmar, Norman. ''The American Submarine'' (1981). well-illustrated popular history
* Reynolds, Clark G. ''The Fast Carriers: Forging of an Air Navy''  (1968).
* Turnbull, Archibald D. and Clifford Lord. ''History of United States Naval Aviation'' (1949). 


==See Also==
*[[American Revolution, naval history]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 07:56, 2 October 2007

File:US Navy Seal.jpg
Seal of the United States Navy

The United States Navy is a branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Navy was created on October 13, 1775 when the American Continental Congress "voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America."[1]

As is the case with other nations' navies around the world, the U.S. Navy is charged with sea operations in both international and United States waters.

"The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas."[2]

History

American Revolution

see American Revolution, naval history

New Nation: 1789-1860

Civil War

1865-1898

1898-1940

World War II

Cold War

Since 1990

Bibliography

  • Bern Anderson. By Sea and by River: The Naval History of the Civil War (1989) excerpt and text search
  • Bart Brasher; Implosion: Downsizing the U.S. Military, 1987-2015 (2000) online edition
  • A. B. Feuer; The U.S. Navy in World War I: Combat at Sea and in the Air 1999 online edition
  • Harrod, Frederick S. The Manning of the New Navy: The Development of a Modern Naval Enlisted Force, 1899-1940 (1978). By 1930 the navy successfully recruited and trained a nearly

permanent force of technically skilled career seamen

  • Hoyt, Edwin P. Submarines at War: The History of the American Silent Service (1983), popular
  • Ernest J. King; U.S. Navy at War, 1941-1945: Official Reports to the Secretary of the Navy (1946) online edition
  • Robert W Love. History of the US Navy: 1942-1991 (1992) excerpt and text search
  • Robert W Love. History of the US Navy: 1775-1941 (1992) excerpt and text search
  • E. B Potter. Nimitz (1988)
  • E. B Potter. Sea Power: A Naval History (1982)
  • E. B Potter.
  • W. D. Puleston; The Life and Work of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S.N 1939 online edition
  • Ian W. Toll. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy (2006)
  • Polmar, Norman. The American Submarine (1981). well-illustrated popular history
  • Reynolds, Clark G. The Fast Carriers: Forging of an Air Navy (1968).
  • Turnbull, Archibald D. and Clifford Lord. History of United States Naval Aviation (1949).


References

  1. ↑ http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq31-1.htm, date retrieved 2007-05-01.
  2. ↑ http://www.navy.mil/navydata/organization/org-top.asp
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