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The United States Congress authorized the original six frigates of the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794 on March 27, 1794, at a total cost of $688,888.82 (equivalent to $19,833,259.52 in 2024).
The First Fleet was a numbered fleet of the United States Navy, in operation from January 1947 to 1 February 1973 in the western Pacific Ocean as part of the Pacific Fleet. In 1973, it was disestablished and its duties assumed by the United States Third Fleet.
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25 lis 2024 · Of the six original frigates that began the United States Navy, only Constitution—homeported at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston—remains and is the world’s oldest commissioned warship...
11 kwi 2024 · The US Navy's operated an incalculable number of vessels over its history and we're spotlighting a few with a classic "then and now" article.
11 sie 2013 · Details of ship deployments can be found in "The United States Navy at War, April 1917-November 1918". There are also direct links to the deployment of battleships (Dreadnoughts and pre-Dreadnoughts), cruisers (armoured, protected and scout), destroyers, submarines and mine warfare cruisers.
Caption: Infographic sharing the history of the U.S. Navy's original six frigates. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication 2nd Class Ellen E. Sharkey)
