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  List of ships of the United States Navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-ships-of-the-United-States-Navy.htm   (731 words)

  
 Definition of United States Navy - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations.
The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigates; one of the original six, USS Constitution, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides," survives to this day.
The Navy is administered by the Department of the Navy, led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/United_States_Navy   (3958 words)

  
 Navy History: Federal/Quasi-War
Navies were not thought to pose the same threat to political liberty as did standing armies.
Navy captains were appointed as superintendents, one for each of the six frigates.
Ultimately, the United States Navy was reestablished with the purposes of defending the country's commerce and asserting its rights on the high seas as a sovereign nation.
www.history.navy.mil /biblio/biblio4/biblio4a.htm   (3522 words)

  
 LST's of the United States Navy
The tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list on 10 June 1947 and sold to Bosey, Philippines, on 5 November 1947.
The ship was decommissioned on 24 October 1944 and struck from the Navy list on 1 September 1945.
The tank landing ship was decommissioned on 3 October 1969 and struck from the Navy list on 15 September 1974.
www.multied.com /navy/patrol/18.html   (3768 words)

  
 United States Navy and the United States Armed Forces and American Military History and the Arkansas Encyclopedia ...
The United States Navy is the branch of the
The Navy saw relatively little action during World War I, but the primary goal of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to cripple the Navy in the Pacific Ocean.
The naval jack of the United States is a blue field with 50 white stars, identical to the canton of the ensign, both in appearance and size.
kajeroj.freeservers.com /navy.html   (2367 words)

  
 LII: Constitution
The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.
The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument fr om the United States, or any of them.
A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state ha ving jurisdiction of the crime.
www.law.cornell.edu /constitution/constitution.text.html   (4075 words)

  
 Desert Storm: The war with Iraq
Navy and Marine aircraft flew continuous combat air patrols to protect sealift ships and airfields, provide reconnaissance and on-call anti-surface strike capability.
The performance of the nearly 30,000 Navy men and nearly 500 aircraft aboard the carriers was unparalleled, and their mission statistics were impressive.
While the United States and its coalition partners unleashed General Schwarzkopf's "Hail Mary" play, the Iraqis were convinced that the battle would be joined at the center of their defensive lines along the Saudi-Kuwait border, and by amphibious assault.
www.history.navy.mil /wars/dstorm/ds5.htm   (7358 words)

  
 National Constitution Center: The U.S. Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
www.constitutioncenter.org /explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml   (4293 words)

  
 U.S. CONSTITUTION
Clause 7: The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
Clause 2: A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
On the 25th of May, seven States having convened, George Washington, of Virginia, was unanimously elected President, and the consideration of the proposed constitution was commenced.
www.house.gov /house/Constitution/Constitution.html   (3004 words)

  
 United States Navy Veterans Association
In addition to being a member of the United States Navy Veterans Association, he is also an honorary member of the Royal Naval Association, an honor he was awarded because of his almost lifelong work and dedication to the cause of the Anglo-American naval services.
It is the manifest destiny of the United States to proclaim those truths, that shining city, that light unto the world.
But if requests for international cooperation are not successful, and the national security of the United States is at stake, then we as a people should be resolved, despite the loss of lives, to act in our own self defense without asking anybody's permission first, or listening to their Monday morning quarterbacking after the fact.
www.navyvets.org   (3887 words)

  
 HyperWar: U.S. Navy in World War II
United States Government Manual, 1945 for the organization of the Navy Department.
A Department of the Navy reference publication which describes the naming of decks and divisions and the numbering of frames and compartments, as well as providing a glossary of terms and a list of abbreviations used on blueprints.
Listing ships by type and class, with descriptions and links to pages for individual ships--giving profile, characteristics, history, and photographs of the ship.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN   (961 words)

  
 American Merchant Marine Men and Ships in World War II
American Merchant Marine Men and Ships in World War II American Merchant Marine Heroes and their Gallant Ships in World War II Merchant mariners were on the front lines the moment their ships left U.S. ports, and were subject to attack by bombers, kamikaze, battleships, submarines, mines, and land-based artillery.
The next 34 Victory ships were named for each of the Allied nations; the subsequent 218 were named after American cities, the next 150 were named after educational institutions, and the rest received miscellaneous names.
The tanker SS Cedar Creek, was lend-leased to the USSR.
www.usmm.org /men_ships.html   (2887 words)

  
 United States Constitution--Constitutional Rights Foundation
The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.
[Clause 1] The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Amendment X. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
www.crf-usa.org /links/cja/US_Constitution.htm   (4023 words)

  
 HyperWar: US Navy Ships, 1940-1945
My aim is to eventually have a separate page for each ship, which includes the specifications, history, and one or more photographs.
Historic Naval Ships Association List of Historic Naval Ships listed by location and by name.
The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet, by James C.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html   (900 words)

  
 Index of the United States Navy's web site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The following is an alphabetical listing of what is available on this, the official web site of the United States Navy.
A list of all former U.S. Navy battleships
The Coast Guard is an agency of the Department of Transportation and reports to the Navy during times of war.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/.www/subject.html   (1521 words)

  
 US Navy Ships
This comprehensive guide to major classes of US Navy ships includes currently operational classes, new classes under development, and classes that have been retired since the end of the Cold War.
List of U.S. Navy Ships Alphabetical with Homeports
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 [with an estimable names guide]
fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship   (123 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Paying with Plastic : The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing (Second Edition): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99.
It's about a real portrayl of the Navy and Marine Corp as this is of the card industry.
Product offered violates Amazon.com's policy on items that can be listed for sale.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/026255058X?v=glance   (1721 words)

  
 The Constitution of the United States
of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.
federalistpatriot.us /histdocs/constitution.htm   (2568 words)

  
 US Rigid 20's-30's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Akron and Macon - Modifications - List of: n.d.
The USS Macon being drawn from the Dock
[Goodyear-Zeppelin: Correspondence with U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics (Cdr.
www3.uakron.edu /archival/arnstein/usrigid.htm   (1258 words)

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