the last time the navy went to war was the vietnam war.
when was the last time the navy went to war?
the vietnam war
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section::::foundations of the "old navy".:decline of the navy (1865–1882).





























after the war, the navy went into a period of decline. in 1864, the navy had 51,500 men in uniform, and almost 700 ships and about 60 monitor-type coastal ironclads which made the u.s. navy the second largest in the world after the royal navy. by 1880 the navy only had 48 ships in commission, 6,000 men, and the ships and shore facilities were decrepit but congress saw no need to spend money to improve them. the navy was unprepared to fight a major maritime war before 1897.
history of the united states navy