What were the first 10 cutters that formed the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790?

What were the first 10 cutters that formed the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790?

• A. Vigilant, Active, General Green, Massachusetts, Scammel, Argus, Virginia, Diligence, South Carolina, and Eagle.
• B. Vigilant, Active, General Green, Massachusetts, Scammel, Argus, Virginia, Diligence, South Dakota, and Eagle.
• C. Vigilant, Active, General Green, New England, Scammel, Argus, Virginia, Diligence, South Carolina, and Eagle.
• D. Vigilant, Active, General Green, Massachusetts, Scammel, Argus, Connecticut, Diligence, South Carolina, and Eagle.

Answer: (A)

The early roster of the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790 consisted of ten cutters, the ships that formed the service to enforce customs duties. The ten ships were Vigilant, Active, General Green, Massachusetts, Scammel, Argus, Virginia, Diligence, South Carolina, and Eagle. This lineup lines up with historical records from the service’s founding and reflects a mix of state-named vessels and traditional ship-naming practices of the era. The others replace one or more names with incorrect ones (such as South Dakota, New England, or Connecticut), which could not have been part of the initial ten in 1790.

The early roster of the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790 consisted of ten cutters, the ships that formed the service to enforce customs duties. The ten ships were Vigilant, Active, General Green, Massachusetts, Scammel, Argus, Virginia, Diligence, South Carolina, and Eagle. This lineup lines up with historical records from the service’s founding and reflects a mix of state-named vessels and traditional ship-naming practices of the era. The others replace one or more names with incorrect ones (such as South Dakota, New England, or Connecticut), which could not have been part of the initial ten in 1790.