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Here’s what happened to the US Navy’s original six frigates

A lot of Americans don’t realize that, for a time, there was no U.S. Navy. From 1790 through 1801, the only defenders of ...

Navy’s special Army-Navy Game uniforms pay tribute to the six original frigates

The ships, including USS Constitution, were created to fight "Algerine corsairs," also known as Barbary Pirates.