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Mar 20, 2019 · On 27 March 1794, Congress easily passed the “Act to provide a Naval Armament,” which promised the president six frigates, the new Navy’s first ships of war: United States (launched 1797),...
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The Act to Provide a Naval Armament (Sess. 1, ch. 12, 1 Stat. 350), also known as the Naval Act of 1794, or simply, the Naval Act, was passed by the 3rd United States Congress on March 27, 1794, and signed into law by President George Washington.
Whereas the depredations committed by the Algerine corsairs on the commerce of the United States render it necessary that a naval force should be provided for its protection: Section 1.
Aug 15, 2016 · In March of 1794, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the "Act to provide a Naval Armament." It authorized the President to acquire six frigates, four of 44 guns each and two of 36 guns each, by purchase or otherwise.
Mar 24, 2022 · Signed by President George Washington on March 27, 1794, the act allowed for the purchase or building of six warships, thereby establishing the U.S. Navy to defend the vital trade of the American merchant fleet in oceans around the world.
27 March 1794: President George Washington signed the Naval Act of 1794 into law, authorizing the construction of the U.S. Navy’s six original frigates to protect U.S. commercial vessels from...
May 15, 2002 · The first section of this act requires two places to be designated as Arsenals and Magazines in addition to Carlisle and Springfield either or both of which may be continued as part of the number of three or four setts of Arsenals and Magazines at the discretion of the President.
