Navy
Established October 6, 1775
[Chronology]
Revolutionary War · 1775-1783
April 19, 1775
"Shot Heard Around the World," the American Revolution begins
October 6, 1775
Continental NAVY established
December 1775
Eric Hopkins appointed Commander of the Continental Navy
December 1775
First Navy flotilla of five ships assembled
October 1777
John Paul Jones aboard the Navy Sloop Ranger captures 2 British ships on his way to France to tell Ben Franklin of the surrender of British General Burgoyne at Saratoga
September 1779
John Paul Jones defeated the British ship Serapis in the Battle of Flamborough Head during which Jones was heard to say "I have not yet begun to fight"
March 1794
The US Navy was formed and authorized to build six new frigates which included the famous Constitution, "Old Iron Sides"
April 1798
The Department of the Navy was formed
The War of 1812 · 1812-1815
1815
Second Barbary War
1820-1861
Slave Trade Patrols
1822-1826
Anti-Piracy Patrols
1834
Congress stipulates that the Marine Corps is part [of] the US Navy
1850
Admiral Perry's fleet visits Japan and opens normal trade relations with the US and Europe
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The Indian Wars · 1835-1891
1851
The US Naval Academy at Annapolis was founded
The Civil War · 1861-1865
March 8, 1862
The Union iroclad Monitor and the Confederate ironclad Merrimack fought to a draw
Civil War
The first utilization of naval mines, torpedoes and submarines by both the Union Navy and Confederate Navy
1882-1890
Congress authorizes the construction of 5 protected cruisers and 11 battleships of different classes plus auxiliary vessels
The Spanish-American War · 1898-1901
1898
After the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, George Dewey sailed the Asiatic Fleet to the Philippines and defeated the Spanish Navy in the battles of Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba
The Philippine Insurrection · 1899-1902
1905
The Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was built to protect the new Panama Canal
1907
Under the leadership of President Roosevelt the US Navy becomes the second largest Navy in the World
The Latin American Campaigns· 1906-1933
1910
The first airplane launching from a Naval ship
1911
The first airplane landing on a Naval ship
World War I · 1917-1918
World War I
The US Navy sent a battleship group to Britain
November 17, 1917
The USS Fanning and USS Nicholson had the first Naval victory of the war with the sinking of the German U-Boat U-58
1921
The first aircraft carriers were commissioned including the USS Langley, Lexington, and Saratoga
World War II · 1941-1945
1941
Destroyers Kearny and Ruben James were torpedoed by German U-Boats and the Ruben James was lost
June 1942
Only six months after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor at the battle of Midway Japan lost 4 aircraft carriers and air crews beginning the ultimate defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II
The Battle of the Atlantic was primarily an effort against the German U-Boats including both air and water Naval assets
Korean War · 1950-1953
1950's
US Navy becomes the most technologically advanced branch of US military with introduction of nuclear powered super-carriers, such as the USS Enterprise, ballistic missile submarines, jet aircraft and missiles
Vietnam War · 1964-1973
Vietnam War
The US Navy played a major role in executing Operation Eagle Pull and Frequent Wind, the evacuations of Phnom Pehn and Saigon
Vietnam War
The
Grenada · 1983
October-November 1983
The Navy's Amphibious Squadron Four and Task Group 62 led by the USS Independence provided support for and the base of all operations for Operation Urgent Fury
Panama · 1989
Gulf War · 1990-1991
1991
The Navy launched hundreds of Tomahawk II Cruise Missiles, Navy aircraft flew multiple sorties from 6 aircraft carriers and the battleships Missouri and Wisconsin provided fire support
Somalia · 1992-1995
Bosnian War · 1993-1999
1999
The Navy was successful in stopping the ethnic cleansing by flying thousands of missions from aircraft carriers and land bases in Italy
World Trade Center · 9-11-2001
The War in Afghanistan · 2001 to ---
The War in Iraq · 2003 to ---
The Navy participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and plays a continuing major role in the War on Terror
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Erected by Plumstead Township Veterans Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1915.
Location. 40° 22.957′ N, 75° 8.752′ W. Marker is near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Plumstead Township. Memorial can be reached from Easton Road. The marker is in the Plumstead Township Veterans Park, which is located at the NE corner of Easton Road (Pennsylvania Route 611) and Old Easton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5775 Easton Rd, Doylestown PA 18902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marines (here, next to this marker); Air Force (here, next to this marker); Coast Guard (a few steps from this marker); Army (a few steps from this marker); The Plumstead Township Veterans Park (a few steps from this marker); The Doan Gang (approx. 2 miles away); Former U.S. Post Office (approx. 3.1 miles away); Dublin Honor Roll (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Doylestown.
Also see . . . This Day in [US] Naval History. (Submitted on December 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on January 11, 2020, by Jerome Walker of Moore, Oklahoma. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
