Andrew Doria was a brig purchased by the Continental Congress in October 1775. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Nassau—the first amphibious engagement…

The first USS ”Cabot” of the United States was a 14-gun brig, one of the first ships of the Continental Navy, and the first to be captured in…

USS ”Reprisal, 18, was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be given the name promising hostile action in response to an…