US Navy Birthday: The US Navy Celebrates 247 Years in 2022 IN AN EFFORT TO CURB BRITISH SEA CONTROL, the Continental Congress established the Continental Navy, which later, on October 13, 1775, became the United States Navy. When the infant Navy was first formed, it consisted of just two armed vessels – tasked with disrupting munition ships supplying the British Army in America. Yet over the … Continue reading Happy 247th Birthday Navy!