"The Administration of the Continental Navy" Topic

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02 Jul 2024 6:37 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

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Editor in Chief Bill	02 Jul 2024 6:36 p.m. PST
The history of the Continental navy covers a period of ten years extending from 1775 to 1785. During this time various organs of naval administration were employed by the Continental Congress and its successor, the Congress of the Confederation; these two bodies successively constituted the federal government of the Revolution, and their chief duties consisted of the providing, organizing, and maintaining of an army and a navy… Proceedings: link
Parzival	05 Jul 2024 5:49 a.m. PST
Lordy, that was dry. (No ironic pun intended.)
Tortorella	07 Jul 2024 5:29 a.m. PST
Also, "Six Frigates" by Ian Toll covers this topic, in Toll's comfortable narrative prose.

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