USS Alliance (1778)
 The first Alliance of the United States Navy was a 36-gun sailing frigate of the American Revolutionary War.Originally named Hancock she was laid down in 1777 on the Merrimack River at Amesbury Massachusetts by the partners and cousins William and James K. Hackett launched on 28 April 1778 and renamed Alliance on 29 May 1778 by resolution of the Continental Congress. Her first commanding officer was Capt.