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On a warm August day in 1785, at the Merchants’ Coffee House in Philadelphia, an eight-year-old Continental Navy 32-gun frigate named Alliance was auctioned off for $26,000. When the auctioneer’s gavel came down, the Continental Navy ceased to exist. Today, the United States Navy stands unchallenged as the world’s most powerful maritime force. The Navy’s …
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