In preparation for war against the Republic of France, Federalist (nationalist) President John Adams signs the Department of the Navy Act, transferring the Navy of the united States from the Department of War to the newly created Department of the Navy.
[restored 11/5/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 13]
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References:
Department of the Navy Act, 5 Public Statutes at Large 553 (1798).
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 55.
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