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[[Image:US_Navy_Seal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Seal of the United States Navy]] | [[Image:US_Navy_Seal.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Seal of the United States Navy]] | ||
The '''United States Navy''' is a branch of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. The Navy was created on October 13, 1775 when the [[Continental Congress|American Continental Congress]] "voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America."<ref name="Birth of the U.S. Navy"> | The '''United States Navy''' is a branch of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. The Navy was created on October 13, 1775 when the [[Continental Congress|American Continental Congress]] "voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America."<ref name="Birth of the U.S. Navy">http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq31-1.htm, date retrieved 2007-05-01.</ref> | ||
As is the case with other nations' navies around the world, the U.S. Navy is charged with sea | As is the case with other nations' navies around the world, the U.S. Navy is charged with sea | ||
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File:US Navy Seal.jpg
Seal of the United States Navy
The United States Navy is a branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Navy was created on October 13, 1775 when the American Continental Congress "voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America."[1]
As is the case with other nations' navies around the world, the U.S. Navy is charged with sea operations in both international and United States waters.
"The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas."[2]