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America's First Naval Force Was a Group of Angry Fishermen - Neatorama

Early in the American Revolution, General George Washington saw a problem. As the Continental Army had problems getting supplies to its troops, the British Army saw a steady stream of unescorted supply ships crossing the Atlantic. The Americans needed a navy to intercept them. Officers couldn't spare any soldiers to form a naval force, and there was no time nor funds to build ships. However, in the lead up to the war, England had had responded to various tax protests by making it illegal for A..