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- 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. In addition, it specified how many crew members would be necessary and what their pay and daily rations would be.
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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.
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.
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.
Approved, March 27, 1794. 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. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ...
Feb 1, 2021 · On the 27th of March 1794, a law for the establishment of a United States Navy, passed the House of Representatives and Senate and was signed into law by President Washington. This law, known as the Naval Act of 1794, provided for building six frigates, rating not less than thirty-two guns.
Facts. One of six frigates authorized by Congress with passage of the “Act to provide a Naval Armament” [colloquially referenced as the “Naval Armament Act”] of 1794. Constructed with timbers...
