Happy 248th birthday, U.S. Navy!
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Oct 13, 12:12 PM
Many years ago, before the oldest and saltiest master chief at your command was even a twinkle in his daddy’s eye, the Continental Congress established the makings of the U.S. Navy on Oct. 13, 1775.
That pre-America congress called for “a swift sailing vessel, to carry ten carriage guns, and a proportionable number of swivels, with eighty men, be fitted, with all possible dispatch, for a cruise of three months,” according to the Naval Historical and Heritage Command.
And here you stand, 248 years later. Happy birthday, United States Navy!
Then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt authorized that Oct. 13 be recognized as the Navy’s birthday back in 1972, so here’s hoping that your command hooks you up with one of those good grocery store cakes or lets you leave work early today. Hopefully your chief doesn’t burn the hotdogs if you have a cookout to commemorate your collective birthday.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/10/13/happy-248th-birthday-us-navy/
