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    The Act to Provide a Naval Armament (Sess. 1, ch. 12, 1 Stat. 350), also known as the Naval Act of 1794, or simply, the Naval Act, was passed by the 3rd...
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    The Naval Act of 1938, known as the Second Vinson Act, was United States legislation enacted on May 17, 1938, that "mandated a 20% increase in strength...
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    the Barbary pirates from Algiers, the United States Congress passed the Naval Act of 1794 for the construction of six heavy frigates, the first ships of...
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  • Naval Defence Act may refer to: Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 Australasian Naval Defence Act, 1887, establishing the Australian Squadron Naval Defence...
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    The Naval Act of 1916 was also called the "Big Navy Act" was United States federal legislation that called for vastly enlarging the US Navy. President...
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    The Naval Defence Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It received royal assent on 31 May 1889 and formally...
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    The Naval Discipline Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 53) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom governing discipline in the Royal Navy. It governed...
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    The Naval Service Act (French: Loi du service naval) was a statute of the Parliament of Canada, enacted in 1910. The Act was put forward by the Liberal...
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    The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the highest-ranking officer of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 8033) held...
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    States Navy by 70%. Modest naval expansion programs had been implemented by the Vinson-Trammell Act of 1934 and the Naval Act of 1938. In early June 1940...
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    repudiated the naval treaties in late 1934. Vinson later was primarily responsible for additional naval expansion legislation, the Naval Act of 1938 ("Second...
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    led to the Naval Act of 1794, which created a permanent standing U.S. Navy. The original six frigates were authorized as part of the Act. Over the next...
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    vessels were approved by Congress in 1939 following the passage of the Naval Act of 1938. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor delayed the construction...
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    The Naval Appropriations Act For 1922 was passed by the 67th US Congress on July 12, 1921. The bill's purpose was to allocate funds for the US Navy. The...
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    USS Constitution (category Naval History and Heritage Command)
    commissioned naval warship still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and...
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    Original six frigates of the United States Navy (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
    authorized the original six frigates of the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794 on March 27, 1794, at a total cost of $688,888.82 (equivalent...
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  • Sealift Command have names that begin with USNS, standing for United States Naval Ship. A letter-based hull classification symbol is used to designate a vessel's...
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  • The First Naval Act passed in March 1898 after an extensive lobbying and public relations campaign led by Wilhelm, Tirpitz, and Bülow. The act funded the...
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    Royal Naval School was an English school that was established in Camberwell, London, in 1833 and then formally constituted by the Royal Naval School Act 1840...
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    Indian Navy to "Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy". The "Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955" re-designated the...
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  • United States Naval Academy or the U.S. Navy, though it is based on the grounds of the Naval Academy through permission granted by a 1936 Act of Congress...
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    Australasian Naval Defence Act 1887 (51 Vict. No. 39 (NZ)), the Australasian Naval Force Act 1887 (51 Vict. No. 22 (NSW)), the Australasian Naval Force Act 1887...
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    of the original six frigates whose construction was authorized by the Naval Act of 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed these frigates to be the young navy's...
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    Lexingtons were included as part of the Naval Act of 1916. Like the South Dakota-class battleships also included in the 1916 Act, their construction was repeatedly...
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    The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was a treaty signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed...
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    ratings for enlisted Naval Special Warfare candidates. Torpedoman's Mate and Gunner's Mate Ratings Merge, at navy.mil. "The Naval Act of 1794". George Washington's...
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    The Royal Naval Reserve Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 5) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the royal assent on 22 July 1902...
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    The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845...
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    2020 and 2021; delivery is anticipated in the 2025–26 period. The 2014 Naval Act allocated €5.4 billion for the following vessels: 1 x Trieste landing...
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    and other threats, he re-established the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794. Greatly concerned about the growing partisanship within the government...
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