Beginnings of a Global U.S. Navy Presence

October 5, 2025 |

Between 1783 and 1794, the United States didn’t have a standing Army or Navy. Except for detachments kept to guard Fort Pitt (near modern Pittsburgh) and West Point, the Continental Army was dissolved and its weapons given to state militias. All the ships of the small Continental Navy were either sold or scrapped.

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