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 $18.1 …

2008年3月17日 · From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliff-hanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the …

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 …

2019年3月27日 · Washington named these six frigates: USS President, USS Constellation, USS Chesapeake, USS United States, USS Congress and (our favorite) the undefeated USS …

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy is a book by Ian W. Toll, which was published by Norton in 2006. The book is a history of the original six frigates of the U.S. …

2022年7月8日 · Describes the origins and early history of the American Navy, discussing the debates by the founding fathers over the need for a permanent military, the decision to …

In the end, the six frigates emerged as the most powerful of their type in the world, equipped to serve as the nation’s first blue-water force. The first trial by combat of the new navy was …

2024年3月27日 · The Act authorized the construction of six frigates, which would become the backbone of the early US Navy and symbolize America’s naval aspirations. This article delves …

U.S. NAVY ORIGINAL FRIGATES The 1794 "Act to Provide a Naval Armament," signed by President George Washington, allowed for the building of six warships, thereby establishing …

2011年3月27日 · Two hundred and seventeen years ago today, March 27, 1794, the United States Congress authorized the construction of six frigates, the first ships of the United States …