<P> The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by an act of Congress ( 1 Stat. 175 ) on 4 August 1790 as the Revenue - Marine upon the recommendation of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to serve as an armed customs enforcement service . As time passed , the service gradually gained missions either voluntarily or by legislation , including those of a military nature . It was generally referred to as the Revenue - Marine until July 1894 , when it was officially renamed the Revenue Cutter Service . </P>
<P> The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by an act of Congress ( 1 Stat. 175 ) on 4 August 1790 as the Revenue - Marine upon the recommendation of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to serve as an armed customs enforcement service . As time passed , the service gradually gained missions either voluntarily or by legislation , including those of a military nature . It was generally referred to as the Revenue - Marine until July 1894 , when it was officially renamed the Revenue Cutter Service . </P>
which branch of the service was once known as the revenue marine
which branch of the service was once known as the revenue marine
the Revenue Cutter Service
the Revenue Cutter Service