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Coast Guard Celebrates 235 Years Protecting Nation's Waterways
August 01, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:

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Coast Guard Celebrates 235 Years Protecting Nation's Waterways

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The Coast Guard was established as the Revenue-Marine, Aug. 4, 1790, when President George Washington signed a bill drafted by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, authorizing the construction of 10 cutters that would be part of the Treasury Department.

The new fleet was used . . .

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