Continental Navy

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historical navy military organization

The Continental Navy was the nascent naval force established by the American colonies during the Revolutionary War to challenge British maritime power.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Continental Navy canonical 56
Continental Navy fleet 3
Continental Navy (as privateer captain) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical navy ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
authorizedBy Second Continental Congress ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolvedBy Congress of the Confederation ⓘ
surface form: Confederation Congress
endTime 1785 ⓘ
establishedInTerritorialEntity Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
flag Grand Union Flag ⓘ
followedBy United States Navy ⓘ
hasCommander Esek Hopkins ⓘ
John Barry ⓘ
John Paul Jones ⓘ
hasMotto “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) ⓘ
headquartersLocation Philadelphia ⓘ
historicalRole forerunner of the United States Navy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis resolutions of the Continental Congress ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Flamborough Head ⓘ
Battle of Nassau ⓘ
capture of HMS Drake ⓘ
notablePerson Esek Hopkins ⓘ
John Barry ⓘ
John Paul Jones ⓘ
Robert Morris ⓘ
notableShip USS Alfred ⓘ
USS Bonhomme Richard ⓘ
USS Hancock ⓘ
USS Lexington ⓘ
USS Providence ⓘ
USS Ranger ⓘ
USS Wasp ⓘ
operatedBy Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Continental Congress
partOf Continental Artillery ⓘ
surface form: Continental Armed Forces
precededBy naval forces of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
purpose challenge British maritime power ⓘ
disrupt British supply lines ⓘ
protect American commerce ⓘ
reasonForDissolution financial constraints ⓘ
sale of remaining ships ⓘ
serviceBranch naval warfare ⓘ
startTime 1775-10-13 ⓘ
usedEnsign “Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) ⓘ
surface form: Gadsden flag

striped naval ensign with union jack ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Union Flag → usedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
United States Navy → historicalPrecursor → Continental Navy ⓘ
Continental Army → hasPart → Continental Navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental Navy (cooperating service)
Second Continental Congress → authorized → Continental Navy ⓘ
Continental Colors → usedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
United States Armed Forces → historicalPrecursor → Continental Navy ⓘ
John Barry → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle of Flamborough Head → associatedWith → Continental Navy ⓘ
“Don’t Tread on Me” (associated naval ensign) → usedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
subject surface form: "Don’t Tread on Me" (associated naval ensign)
USS Alfred → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Alfred → serviceBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Alfred → flagshipOf → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Ranger → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Bonhomme Richard → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Bonhomme Richard → transferredTo → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Providence → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Providence → partOf → Continental Navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental Navy fleet
USS Providence → navalBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy of the United Colonies
USS Lexington → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Lexington → serviceBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Wasp → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Wasp → serviceBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Wasp → navalForce → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Hancock → operator → Continental Navy ⓘ
USS Hancock → navalBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
John Paul Jones → allegiance → Continental Navy ⓘ
John Paul Jones → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Esek Hopkins → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle of Nassau → combatant → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle of Nassau → hasParticipant → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle of Nassau → involves → Continental Navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental Navy fleet
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) → appliesToJurisdiction → Continental Navy ⓘ
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) → hasAuthorityOver → Continental Navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental Navy ships
Commodore John Barry → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Alliance → operator → Continental Navy ⓘ
Alliance → serviceBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle of Valcour Island → combatant → Continental Navy ⓘ
Jeremiah O’Brien → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Joshua Barney → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas → belligerent → Continental Navy ⓘ
Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas → commandStructure → Continental Navy ⓘ
Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas → relatedTo → Continental Navy ⓘ
HMS Drake → capturedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle off Carrickfergus → belligerent → Continental Navy ⓘ
Hancock-class frigate → operatedBy → Continental Navy ⓘ
HMS Rainbow → associatedWith → Continental Navy ⓘ
Battle of Whitehaven raid → attacker → Continental Navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental Navy forces
Delaware River naval operations → involves → Continental Navy ⓘ
Duc de Duras → associatedWith → Continental Navy ⓘ
Esek → militaryBranch → Continental Navy ⓘ
subject surface form: Esek Hopkins