Happy 236th Birthday, U.S. Navy!

Happy birthday, Navy! You look pretty good for 236 years of age.

Here are a handful of fun facts about the U.S. Navy.

• The birth of the Navy came when the Continental Congress voted to commission two ships to intercept weapons being transported to the British Navy in America. 
• The Navy did not officially declare its birthday to be Oct. 13 until 1972. Before then, many Navy historians cited different dates.
• It's not entirely clear whether John Paul Jones actually said the words, "I have not yet begun to fight," during the battle of the Bonhomme Richard over HMS Serapis. 
• There are 12 official U.S. Navy museums, including one in Annapolis, two in Washington, DC, and one in Patuxent River, MD. 
• "Anchors Aweigh" is not the official song of the Navy, as many believe, though there have been proposals to make it so.
• There two Australian Rules football clubs that use "Anchors Aweigh" (with changed lyrics) as their official songs.
• There have been four five-star admirals – known as Fleet Admirals – and all received the honor during WWII. They are:

• William Daniel Leahy
• Ernest Joseph King
• Chester William Nimitz
• William Frederick Halsey Jr.