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American Revolution Podcast

Rev250-076 Continental Navy Returns

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

On April 8, 1776, the Continental Navy returns to Connecticut, after a two month raid on the Bahamas and capturing several British ships. Despite its actions, Congress is not happy and the Navy never sails as a fleet again. For more on this topic, listen to Episode 84 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/02/episode-084-continental-navy-raids.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:04.7

Hello, and thanks for joining Revolution 250.

0:08.6

This is where we remember events that took place 250 years ago this week.

0:14.0

It's a short bonus episode from the American Revolution podcast to remember these important

0:19.2

250th anniversaries from the Revolutionary War.

0:22.8

This week, the Continental Navy returns from its first mission to the Bahamas, returning to

0:28.5

New London, Connecticut on April 8th, 1776.

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1:02.7

and T supply. In late 1775, the Continental Congress cobbled together a small Continental Navy,

1:10.7

converting a few merchant ships into warships.

1:13.6

It named Esec Hopkins as commander of the fleet and gave him, quite frankly, ridiculous orders to sail out and pretty much destroy the entire British Navy.

1:23.5

Instead, Hopkins took his fleet out to the Atlantic in February of 1776

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