<Table> American Revolutionary War <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armed Forces </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> Continental Army <Dl> <Dd> → Commander - in - Chief </Dd> <Dd> → Regional departments </Dd> <Dd> → Units (1775, 1776, 1777--1784) </Dd> <Dd> → Manual </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dd> Continental Navy </Dd> <Dd> Continental Marines </Dd> <Dd> State forces <Dl> <Dd> → List of militia units </Dd> <Dd> → List of state navies </Dd> <Dd> → Maritime units </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Great Britain </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> List of British units </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> France </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> List of French units </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related topics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> List of battles </Dd> <Dd> Military leadership </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Armed Forces </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States </Th> </Tr>

The first ship commissioned in the continental cause was the