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This project is intended for all of those that served in the United States Continental Navy.
The Continental Navy was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War, and was formed in 1775. Through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron, John Adams, and vigorous Congressional support in the face of stiff opposition, the fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial when considering the limitations imposed upon the Patriot supply pool. The main goal of the navy was to intercept shipments of British matériel and generally disrupt British maritime commercial operations. Because of the lack of funding, manpower and resources, the initial fleet consisted of converted merchantmen, with exclusively-designed warships being built later in the conflict. Of the vessels that successfully made it to sea, their success was rare and the effort contributed little to the overall outcome of the rebellion. The fleet did serve to highlight a few examples of Continental resolve, notably launching Captain John Paul Jones into the limelight. It provided needed experience for a generation of officers who would later go on to command future conflicts which involved the early American navy. With the war over and the Federal government in need of all available capital, the final vessel of the Continental Navy was auctioned off in 1785 to a private bidder.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Navy
Captains and Commanders
- Esek Hopkins, Commander in Chief, 22 Dec. 1775
- James Nicholson, 6 June 1776
- John Manley, 17 Apri.1776
- Hector McNeill, 15 June 1776
- Dudley Saltonstall, 22 Dec. 1775
- Nicholas Biddle, 22 Dec. 1775
- Thomas Thompson, 6 June 1776
- John Barry, 6 June 1776
- Thomas Read, 6 June 1776
- Thomas Grinnell, 15 June 1776
- Charles Alexander, 18 Apr. 1776
- Lambert Wickes
- Abraham Whipple, 22 Dec.1775
- John Burrows Hopkins, 22 Dec.1775
- John Hodge, 22 Aug.1776
- William Hallock, 18 Apr.1776
- Hoysted Hacker
- Isaiah Robinson
- John Paul Jones
- James Josiah
- Elisha Hinman, 13 Aug. 1776
- Joseph Olney
- James Robinson
- John Young
- Elisha Warner
- John Nicholson, 19 Nov. 1776
- Samuel Nicholson, 10 Dec. 1776
- Henry Johnson, 5 Feb. 1777
- John Peck Rathburne, 15 Feb. 1777
- Gustavus Conyngham, 1 Mar.1777
- Samuel Tucker, 15 Mar.1777
- Daniel Waters, 17 Mar.1777
- John Green, 11 Feb. 1778
- William Burke, 1 May 1778
- Pierre Landais, 18 June 1778
- Seth Harding, 23 Sept. 1778
- Silas Talbot, 17 Sept. 1779
- John Ayres
- Peter Brewster
- Samuel Chew
- Benjamin Dunn
- John Hazard
- William Pickles
- Thomas Simpson
- John Skinner
- William Stone
Lieutenants
- Peter Shores, 22 July 1776
- Robert Harris
- Jonathan Maltbie, 22 Aug. 1776
- John Brown, 15 June 1776
- Ezekiel Burroughs, 22 Dec. 1775
- Luke Mattheman
- George House
- Thomas Albertson
- John Baldwin
- Simon Gross
- David Phipps, 22 Aug. 1776
- John Sleymaker
- Joshua Barney
- Jonathan Pritchard
- Adam W. Thaxter
- Benjamin Handy
- Joseph Greenway
- Benjamin Page
- Hopley Yeaton
- Rhodes Arnold, 22 Dec. 1775
- Jonathan Pitcher, 22 Dec. 1775
- Benjamin Seabury, 22 Dec. 1775
- Thomas Weaver, 22 Dec. 1775
- John McDougal, 22 Dec. 1775
- Daniel Vaughan, 22 Dec. 1775
- Joseph Doble, 6 June 1776
- John Wheelwright, 22 July 1776
- Josiah Shackford, 22 July 1776
- William Barnes, 17 Aug. 1776
- Thomas Vaughan, 17 Aug. 1776
- Hezekiah Welch, 19 Oct. 1776
- Patrick Fletcher, 20 Nov. 1776
- Blaney Allison, 20 Dec. 1776
- Elijah Bowen, 5 Feb. 1777
- Robert French, 25 Mar. 1777
- Robert Martin, 22 Apr. 1777
- Elijah Hall, 14 June 1777
- Matthew Tibbs, 17 June 1777
- John Rodez, 6 Aug. 1777
- John Fanning, 10 Aug. 1777
- William Mollison, 12 Aug. 1777
- Arthur Dillaway, 19 Sept. 1777
- Joseph Vesey, 13 Nov. 1777
- Silas Devol, 28 Jan. 1778
- Muscoe Livingston, 27 July 1778
- Stephen Gregory, 4 Aug. 1778
- Michael Knies, 7 Aug. 1778
- Samuel Cardal, 15 Aug. 1778
- Peter Deville, 25 Aug. 1778
- Benjamin Bates, 4 Dec. 1778
- Richard Dale, Aug. 1779
- Alexander Murray, 20 July 1781
- Joseph Adams
- Robert Adamson
- John Angus
- James Armitage
- Josiah Audibert
- Benjamin Barron
- William Barron
- George Batson
- Daniel Bears
- John Bellenger
- Christopher Bradley
- Jacob Brooks
- Philip Brown
- Isaac Buck
- Charles Bulkley
- Edward Burke
- George Champlin
- John Channing
- Seth Clarke
- David Cullam
- James Degge
- William Dennis
- Marie Seval Dorie
- William Dunlap
- William Dupar
- Joshua Fanning
- Wilford Fisher
- William Gamble
- Nicholas E. Gardner
- William Grinnell
- James Grinwell
- William Ham
- James Handy
- Abraham Hawkins
- John Hennessey
- Stephen Hill
- Christopher Hawkins
- Esek Hopkins Jr.
- William Hopkins
- Robert Hume
- Aquilla Johns John Kemp
- John Kerr
- Benjamin Knight
- William Leeds
- Edward Leger
- John Lewis
- George Lovie
- Cutting Lent
- Henry Lunt
- John McIvers
- John Margisson
- Richard Marvin
- John Moran
- William Moran
- William Morrison
- Isaac Olney
- James Pine
- Robert Pomeroy
- David Porter
- William Potts
- Benjamin Reed
- Peter Richards
- James Robertson
- John Robinson
- Peter Rosseau
- Robert Saunders
- John Scott
- Robert Scott
- John Scranton
- Nicholas Scull
- James Sellers
- Daniel Starr
- James Stephens
- John Stevens
- David Welch
- Jacob White
- Richard Wickes
- James Wilson
- Robert Wilson
- Samuel York
This project doesn't end with the above list. It is meant only as a place to begin.
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