United States Navy
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13 October 1775 (510 years) (As the Continental Navy) | ||
The United States Navy (USN) is the interstellar service branch of the United States Department of Defense.
History
Pre-First Scinfaxi War
The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that became notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy" the result of a modernization effort that began in the 1880s. The United States Navy claims October 13, 1775 as the date of its official establishment, when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution creating the Continental Navy. With the end of the American Revolution, the Continental Navy was disbanded. Under the Presidency of George Washington, merchant shipping came under threat in the Mediterranean by Barbary pirates from North Africa. This led to the Naval Act of 1794, which created a permanent standing U.S. Navy. After the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy was at peace until the Mexican-American War in 1846, and combatted piracy in the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, as well as fighting the slave trade off the coast of West Africa. In 1845, the Naval Academy was founded at old Fort Severn at Annapolis, Maryland by the Chesapeake Bay. In 1861, the American Civil War began and the U.S. Navy fought the small Confederate Navy with both sailing ships and new revolutionary ironclad ships while forming a blockade that shut down the Confederacy's civilian coastal shipping. After the Civil War, most of its ships were laid up in reserve, and by 1878, the Navy was just 6,000 men. In 1882, the U.S. Navy consisted of many outdated ship designs. Over the next decade, Congress approved building multiple modern steel-hulled armored cruisers and battleships, and by around the start of the 20th century had moved from twelfth place in 1870 to fifth place in terms of numbers of ships. Most sailors were foreigners. After winning two major battles during the 1898 Spanish-American War, the Navy continued to build more ships, and by the end of the Great War had more men and women in uniform than the British Royal Navy. The Washington Naval Conference of 1921 recognized the Navy as equal in capital ship size to the Royal Navy, and during the 1920s and 1930s, the Navy built several aircraft carriers and battleships.
23rd Century
In conjunction with the Orion Treaty Organization, the U.S. Navy has super capital ships deployed to the Local Supercluster due to the region's strategic significance.
Under the Greene Administration, the U.S. Navy began a naval expansion to 70,000 ships to fulfill a campaign promise made by President Greene. This expansion has been met with accusations and concerns of cost overruns and cronyism.
References
- "U.S. Shipbuilding on Track for '70,000 Ship Navy'". Champlain Group.
- "Axis Powers Overtake OTO 'Super Capital' Deployment — LOSUPCOM". Champlain Group.