Latest "Continental Navy" stories

The Navy celebrates 246 years of service, but it wasn’t always such a sure thing

Today, we celebrate the 246th birthday of the United States Navy. But its early American leaders would be astonished to see that their fledgling navy has become the world’s dominant naval force.

By Charles Race, HistoryNet

3 years ago

John Paul Jones: Sea power visionary

John Paul Jones pioneered the idea of global sea power a century before the rise of the modern U.S. Navy.

By Joseph F. Callo, Military History Magazine

4 years ago