#US Navy's Birthday

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Founded October 13, 1775, the USN is the most powerful Navy that ever steamed. Happy Birthday to the United States Navy as it steams into it’s 248th year of projecting our nations military might!

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Navy Birthday

On October 13th, the United States Navy observes its birthday every year.

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is currently the largest, most powerful navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The service has over 340,000 personnel on active duty and more than 71,000 in the Navy Reserve.

With only two ships and a crew of eighty men, the Continental Army was born on October 13, 1775. The decision of the Continental Congress set the Continental Navy on course to carry arms to the British army, not to defend against it. However, these two ships and crew represent the birth of the United States Navy.

Throughout the Revolutionary War, their importance grew. Today, the United States maintains 40 naval bases across the country, including the world’s largest Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Below the sea, submarines became a part of the Navy during World War II. While experiments began in the late 1800s and during the Civil War, they did not become a large part of the Navy inventory until World War II. At that point, subs became necessary for surveillance and rescue, even though they were also armed.

With the advent of the airplane, the Navy became vital stations for the Airforce as well. As a result, the Navy modified ships into floating landing strips. Today, joint Naval and Airbases such as Pearl Harbor-Hickam provided necessary fleets of sea and air defense.

NAVY BIRTHDAY HISTORY

On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the first American naval force.  Thus began the long and prestigious heritage of the United States Navy. Between 1922 and 1972, the Navy celebrated its birthday on October 27th, the date of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth. The Navy League of the United States designated the date due to Roosevelt’s foresight and vision in elevating the U.S. Navy into a premier force. Regardless of when the Navy observed its birth, the celebration has always been one of pride.  

The change to October 13 was seen as a more relevant date in line with the first official action legislating a navy.  Since 1972, the Navy has officially recognized October 13th as the official date of its birth.

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The United States’ Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy) on October 13, 1775.

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Happy birthday to the talented @mafu-omo !!! Have a great day !!

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🇺🇲 Happy 248th Birthday to the United States Navy - Semper Fortis ⚓.

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Happy Birthday to the father of American Naval Ordnance John A. Dahlgren! 🌊

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Sweet Reward

“I was scarce ever more affected than I was a few moments ago- Little Lewis Warrington came up in the Stage from a long visit to his poor unhappy mother, this morning and agreed to stay this day with us- just now he called me privately to him, and while the tears streamed from his fine eyes, entreated me to write tomorrow to his dear mama to let her know of his safe arrival, and entreat to her from her son. Then taking from his pocket five biscuits, while tears almost chok’d his utterance, he beg’d I would send them to her with the letter-she gave them to him this morning (added he) but I don’t want them and much rather she should have them-I was much affected with his distress, but told him he had better keep them-and did not imagine his Mama wanted them-this last hint most sensibly increased his distress-and thrusting the biscuits into my hand-with a fresh gust of tears, he said I must send them for he would not keep them- yet even then, such was his delicacy that he cou’d not plainly tell me she was in want tho’ that was evidently his meaning-I took them at last from him, and hiding me face on the bed gave a loose for a few moments to emotions that may be felt but cannot be described-while L. pleased to have carried his point-dried his face and brightening into smiles, endeavour’d with the firmness of a man to assume a cheerfulness-I am pretty certain he cou’d not feel.” (A letter written by a Miss Pamela Davenport to her friend Miss Elizabeth Pelham found in the book “Preble’s Boys” by Fletcher Pratt).

Coming from this background to be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and a presentation sword from the state of Virginia after his victories during the War of 1812, his mother Rachel Warrington lived long enough to see the kind of man her son had become before passing away in 1815.

Lewis Warrington’s bio picture for “Preble’z Boyz”.

November 3, 1782-October 12, 1851

Commander of the sloop of war USS Peacock during the War of 1812.

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This Day in History: Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy!

On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress passes a resolution establishing a naval force to help George Washington’s army. The Continental Navy was the precursor to our United States Navy.

The move was more controversial than you might think.

“It is the maddest idea in the world,” Samuel Chase of Maryland stormed, “to think of building an American fleet . . . we should mortgage the whole continent.”

He didn’t get his way. Congress knew that British supply ships were headed to America. Could they capture one and redirect supplies to George Washington’s army?

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-navy-birthday

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Happy 248th Birthday to the US Navy!

The bravery of four Catholic chaplains in the line of duty has been recognized by US Navy vessels named in their honor:

Father Aloysius H. Schmitt and the USS Schmitt

Aloysius H. Schmitt was born in St. Lucas,Iowa on December 4, 1909, and was appointed acting chaplain with the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on June 28, 1939. Serving on his first sea tour, he was hearing confessions on board the battleship USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. When the ship capsized, he was entrapped along with several other members of the crew in a compartment where only a small porthole provided a means of escape. He assisted others through the porthole, giving up his own chance to escape, so that more men might be rescued. He received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal posthumously for his courage and self-sacrifice. St. Francis Xavier Chapel, erected at Camp Lejeune in 1942, was dedicated in his memory.

The destroyer escort USS SCHMITT was laid down on February 22, 1943, launched on May 29, 1943, and was commissioned on July 24, 1943. The USS Schmitt was decommissioned and placed in reserve on June 28,1949 and struck from the Navy list on May 1,1967.

Father Joseph T. O'Callahan and the USS O'Callahan

Joseph T. O'Callahan was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 14, 1905. He received his training for the Roman Catholic priesthood at St. Andrews College, Poughkeepsie, New York and at Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to his commissioning as a Navy chaplain on August 7, 1940, he was head of the mathematics department at Holy Cross College. His earlier duty stations included the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, the USS Ranger, and Naval Air Station, Hawaii.

Chaplain O'Callahan was the Senior Chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin when the Japanese attacked it off the coast of Kobe, Japan, on March 19, 1945. After the ship received at least two well-placed bomb hits, fuel and ammunition began exploding and fires were rampant. The final casualty count listed 341 dead, 431 missing and 300 wounded. Captain L.E. Gehres, commanding officer of the carrier, saw Chaplain O'Callahan manning a hose which laid water on bombs so they would not explode, throwing hot ammunition overboard, giving last rites of his church to the dying, organizing fire fighters, and performing other acts of courage. Captain Gehres exclaimed, "O'Callahan is the bravest man I've ever seen in my life."

Chaplain O'Callahan received the Purple Heart for wounds he sustained that day. He and three other heroes of the war were presented the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman. He was the first chaplain of any of the armed services to be so honored. He was released from active duty 12 November 1946 to resume his teaching duties and died in 1964.

The destroyer escort USS O'Callahan was laid down on February 19, 1964 and launched on October 20, 1965. Chaplain O'Callahan's sister, Sister Rose Marie O'Callahan, was the sponsor, the first nun tosponsora U.S. Navy ship. The commissioning took place July 13, 1968, at the Naval Shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts. The USS O'Callahan had its shakedown cruise out of San Diego and later operated largely in anti-submarine training and reconnaissance in the Western Pacific. In 1982-83, the ship had an eight-month deployment in the Indian Ocean. The USS O'Callahan was decommissioned on December 20,1988. 

Father Vincent R. Capodanno and the USS Capodanno

Vincent R. Capodanno was born in Richmond County, New York, on February 13, 1929. He was an avid swimmer and a great sports enthusiast. After receiving his training at Fordham University in New York City, Maryknoll Seminary College in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and Maryknoll Seminaries in Bedford, Massachusetts and New York City, New York, he was ordained on June 7, 1957 by Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York and Military Vicar of the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate. Shortly thereafter, he began an eight-year period of service in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the auspices of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society.

Chaplain Capodanno received his commission with the rank of Lieutenant on December 28, 1965. Having requested duty with Marines in Vietnam, he joined the First Marine Division in 1966 as a battalion chaplain. He extended his one-year tour by six months in order to continue his work with the men. While seeking to aid a wounded corpsman, he was fatally wounded on September 4, 1967 by enemy sniper fire in the Quang Tin Province. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty...." He had previously been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery under battle conditions.

The destroyer escort USS Capodanno keel was laid down on February 25, 1972; the ship was christened and launched on October 21, 1972 and commissioned on November 17, 1973. The USS Capodanno was designed for optimum performance in anti-submarine warfare. Deployments included operations in the Western Atlantic, West Africa, the Mediterranean, and South America. The USS Capodanno was decommissioned on July 30, 1993.

Father John Francis Laboon, SJ and the USS Laboon

John Francis Laboon, Jr., a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native, born April 11, 1921, was a member of the Class of 1944 at the U.S. Naval Academy and a distinguished athlete. In World War II, Ensign Laboon was awarded the Silver Star for bravery for diving from his submarine, the USS PETO, to rescue a downed aviator while under heavy fire. Lieutenant Laboon left the Navy after the war to enter the Jesuits. With the Navy never far from his thoughts, he returned to his beloved "blue and gold" as a chaplain in 1958. For the next twenty-one years, he served the Navy-Marine Corps team in virtually every community and location including tours in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, and Vietnam, where he received the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his fearless action as battlefield chaplain. He was the first chaplain assigned to a Polaris Submarine Squadron and Senior Catholic Chaplain at the Naval Academy. Captain Laboon retired in in 1979 as Fleet Chaplain, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and died in 1988.

The launching of the guided missile destroyer Laboon nicknamed the "Fearless 58" took place on February 20, 1993, at Bath Iron Works. The highlight of the event was the presence of the honoree's three sisters and brother. Christening the ship were sisters De Lellis, Rosemary, and Joan, all members of the Sisters of Mercy. Rev. Joseph D. Laboon of the V.A. Medical Center of New Orleans offered the invocation. Former Chief of Navy Chaplains and the then-current Archbishop of New York, Cardinal John O'Connor, offered remarks. The commissioning of the USS Laboon took place on March 18,1995 in Norfolk, VA. Throughout a lifetime of service to God and Country, Chaplain Laboon was an extraordinary example of dedication to Sailors and Marines everywhere.

[all information from the USCCB website]

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Remembering Allen Schindler on what would have been his 55th birthday. Fair winds and following seas, RM3 Schindler.

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As someone who has a father who was in the Marine Corps, along with two of his best friends, as well as a great-grandpa who was a Navy Commander, and two Uncles who served in the Army, thank you to those who serve our country. You are the reason that our freedom was established all those years ago. Thank you. As for the Marine Corps, Happy 249th Birthday. Your birthday is tomorrow, as well as those who served within, their other birthday. Happy birthday. Semper Fidelis.

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Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy - 249 Years and Going Strong!

Today, the U.S. is an American institution. It is hard to imagine our nation without it, and yet, not a single person alive today was there when its legacy began. October 13th marks the origin story of the United States Navy, a military branch that has been at the forefront of protecting America’s shores and ensuring maritime security for nearly 250 years. But this day is more than just an…

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US Navy: From Continental Roots to Modern Power

What are the responsibilities of the US Navy? US Navy created to ensure the security and defense of USA’s territorial waters and interests at sea. The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution to create the Continental Navy on October 13, 1775 during the American Revolution and afterwards disbanded.. George Washington signed the Naval Act of 1794 into law on March 27, 1794. This…