As the first U.S. Treasury Secretary, one of Alexander Hamilton's feats was
securing funding from Congress to build a
fleet of 10 revenue cutters. These precursors to the modern Coast Guard
prevented smuggling from reducing national impost revenues. In this
tradition, the USCGC Alexander Hamilton was launched
on November 10, 1936.
Last updated: 8 October 1996
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/327/hamilton.html
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