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The Coast Guard (including its heritage services) have employed boats since the beginning. Boats are just as important, if not more so, than ever.America’s first “boat force” came about in 1878, with ...

Fish Island in New Bedford played a key role in the early formation of the modern U.S. military. It was once home to the training cutter USRC Salmon P. Chase, built in 1878, which followed in the ...

1898- During the Spanish-American War, Morrill, Hudson, and Hamilton, formerly Revenue Cutters and recently armed for service in the so-called "Mosquito Fleet," passed through Hampton Roads and after ...