Was there a point in US history that we had 2 naval forces?

On a warm August day in 1785, at the Merchants’ Coffee House in Philadelphia, an eight-year-old Continental Navy 32-gun frigate named Alliance was auctioned off for $26,000. When the auctioneer’s gavel came down, the Continental Navy ceased to exist.

Today, the United States Navy stands unchallenged as the world’s most powerful maritime force. The Navy’s ability to project force above, on, and beneath the waves, control shipping lanes, and dominate airspace over the world’s hotspots is without parallel. Its early American leaders would be astonished to see that their fledgling navy has become the world’s dominant naval force. Here, we examine the founding and remarkable, if uneven, growth of the Navy from 1776 to 1914. While its early history is rich with heroes such as John Paul Jones, Edward Preble, Stephen Decatur, David Farragut, and George Dewey, the evolving navy also demonstrated a willingness to embrace emerging naval technologies in times of war in an effort to achieve parity with—and ultimately superiority over—other naval powers.

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