[DOC] [TLE] History of the United States Navy - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old 
Navy", a small but ... In 1861, the American Civil War began and the U.S. Navy 
fought the small Confederate Navy with both sailing ships and ironclad ships 
while forming a .... The US Navy recognizes 13 October 1775 as the date of its 
official... [DOC] [TLE] USS Constitution - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United 
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United States of America. Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat 
in the world. ... Constitution was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates 
authorized for... [DOC] [TLE] Monitor: A Naval Shipbuilding First - Navy [PAR] Feb 25, 2013 ... The renamed ironclad ram, CSS Virginia, seemed unstoppable given existing 
maritime technology. This was the monstrosity that was being built to wreak 
havoc in U.S. ... Contracts to begin building were signed Oct. 4, 1861 and 118 
days later a new type of ship was born ... The new ship was launched Jan. [DOC] [TLE] USS Monitor: A Cheesebox on a Raft - Civil War Trust [PAR] Few ships in American naval history have been so highly acclaimed as USS ... of 
the U.S. Congress convened on July 4, 1861, at Lincoln's recommendation, ... 
The paper recommended the construction of 'one or more ironclad steamers or ... 
A month later Congress authorized the creation of an 'Ironclad Board of three... [DOC] [TLE] Mystic-built USS Galena Part of Plan to Strengthen Union Navy ... [PAR] On August 4, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law $1.5 million in ... 
Mystic-built ironclad Navy Steamship Galena, 1861  Mystic Seaport and 
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Darling, 1862. [DOC] [TLE] The Rise of the American Navy 1775 - 1914 | HistoryNet [PAR] Sep 7, 2016 ... Today, the United States Navy stands unchallenged as the world's most powerful 
maritime force. ... In December, 1775, the committee authorized the construction 
of 13 .... to the Americas including 4 ships-of-the-line, twenty-three frigates, .... 
Launched 30 January, 1862, 118 days after her keel was laid, she... [DOC] [TLE] May 5, 1864: With the Federal offensive to capture Shreveport, LA ... [PAR] USS Nebraska (Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the U.S. Navy, 
launched in ... First Ship to Receive Dazzle Treatment During Construction Dr. 
Nicholas ... against a sortie by the Confederate ironclads of the James River 
Squadron. ...... Her keel was laid on 25 October 1861, and she was launched 118 
days later. [DOC] [TLE] USS Brooklyn (CA 3) http://www.history.navy.mil/photos ... - Pinterest [PAR] US Pre Dreadnought Battleships and cruisers. Dennis D ... Warship Built, Virginia 
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Ironclad Ship, War Ships .... USS IOWA BB-4 underway in NY harbor Aug., 1898 
... Her keel was laid on 25 October 1861, and she was launched 118 days later. [DOC] [TLE] civil war manuscripts - Library of Congress [PAR] of the Foundation is to promote the study of the U.S. Navy through the collection 
...... bama Regiment, Oct. 4, 1861; Confederate bonds and certifi- cates issued to
... [DOC] [TLE] 67: Phenomenal Historical Relic Wood Ship Table : Lot 67 [PAR] Sep 12, 2009 ... USS Congress was a 38-gun frigate of the United States Navy and the ... She 
was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 
1794. ... Six days later she lost all of her masts as her rigging had been set ... 
CSS Virginia was a steam-powered battery design ironclad warship of... [DOC] [TLE] "C" Ships - Haze Gray & Underway [PAR] MORRIS CALEB CUSHING, a U.S. revenue cutter also known as MORRIS, was 
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Question: On October 4, 1861 the U.S. Navy authorized the construction of this ironclad ship; it was launched 118 days later
Answer: Monitor