Examples of 'continental navy' in a sentence

Meaning of "continental navy"

continental navy: This phrase refers to the navy forces of a particular nation or continent
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  • The United States Navy between 1775 and 1794.

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At this time the Continental Navy consisted of converted merchantmen.
There is no further report of her efforts for the Continental Navy.
The Continental Navy never built any ships.
The loss of Randolph was a serious blow to the fledgling Continental Navy.
Before the Continental Navy was established.
Sloops played an important role in the early days of the Continental Navy.
The French also loaned the Continental Navy the use of the corvette Ariel.
He was summarily dismissed from the Continental Navy.
There, he found that the Continental Navy had dwindled and no commands were available.
The colonies also had a Continental Navy.
He and several other Continental Navy officers were released in mid-July.
Thus began his service in the Continental Navy.
After the war, the Continental Navy was disbanded, its ships sold off.
The first Dolphin was a cutter in the Continental Navy.
However, in 1783 both the Continental Navy and Continental Marines were disbanded.

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Nicholson was a captain in the Continental Navy.
Who served in the Continental Navy.
The attack on Falmouth stimulated Congress to advance its plans to establish a Continental Navy.
The second USS Revenge was a cutter in the Continental Navy and later a privateer.
On October 13, the Continental Congress passed a resolution in order to create the Continental Navy.
He has been called " the most successful of all Continental Navy captains.
Some ( like that of Massachusetts ) were established prior to the creation of the Continental Navy.
She was a successful privateer before she was purchased for the Continental Navy in 1776.
In this role Cushing oversaw the procurement of two 32-gun frigates for the Continental Navy.
Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in the Continental Navy.
USS Lynch was a schooner acquired as part of the Continental Navy in 1776.

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