The Indomitable LEXINGTON

                                             20 DECEMBER 1776                                   THE INDOMITABLE LEXINGTON Many of the original thirteen colonies organized their own navies during the Revolutionary War.  For example, in February of 1776 the Maryland Committee for Safety sent Abraham Van Bibber to St. Eustatius in the Dutch Read More

The Loss of RALEIGH

                                          24-27 SEPTEMBER 1778                                           THE LOSS OF RALEIGH On December 13th, 1775, the Continental Congress issued our young nation’s first naval construction authorization, ordering that 13 frigates be built for the Continental Navy.  Five of these were to be rated at 32 Read More