Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress)

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Revolutionary War institution agency of the Continental Congress naval administrative body

The Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) was the Revolutionary-era body established by the Continental Congress to oversee and administer the early naval affairs of the United States before the creation of the Department of the Navy.

Aliases (2)

Marine Committee ×2
ad hoc naval committees of the Continental Congress ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Revolutionary War institution → agency of the Continental Congress → naval administrative body →
appliesToJurisdiction	Continental Navy → United States →
country	United States →
describedBySource	United States naval history → histories of the Continental Congress →
dissolvedInFavorOf	permanent executive naval department →
follows	ad hoc naval committees of the Continental Congress →
hasAuthorityOver	Continental Navy officers → Continental Navy ships → naval logistics → naval shipyards of the United States →
hasPart	civilian commissioners → naval officers →
hasResponsibility	administration of naval prizes and prize courts → administration of the Continental Navy → appointment and commissioning of naval officers → construction and fitting out of warships → direction of naval strategy under authority of Congress → management of naval finances → oversight of naval operations → procurement of naval supplies → regulation of privateers under Continental authority →
historicalPeriod	18th century →
legislatedBy	Continental Congress →
locationOfFormation	Philadelphia →
operatedIn	Philadelphia → United States →
parentOrganization	Continental Congress →
partOf	government of the United States under the Articles of Confederation →
precededBy	Marine Committee →
replacedBy	Department of the Navy → Secretary of the Navy →
replaces	Marine Committee →
significantEvent	centralization of naval administration during the American Revolution →
significantRole	coordination of Continental Navy activities with allied French forces → development of early United States naval policy → support of American privateering efforts →
temporalCoverage	American Revolutionary War →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) ("Marine Committee") → Department of the Navy →	precededBy
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) ("ad hoc naval committees of the Continental Congress") →	follows
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) ("Marine Committee") →	replaces