The revenue cutter Dexter was based at Indian Key for part of 1838, and after it was withdrawn ships of the Navy Florida Squadron called at Indian Key and established a supply depot there.
He was responsible for the construction of a number of significant Revolutionary War-era warship for the fledgling country, including the USS Raleigh (1776), USS Ranger (1777), USS America (1782), USS Congress (1799), USS Portsmouth (1798), two cutters for the United States Revenue Cutter Service, as well as the Crescent, built for Algiers as tribute.
The board recommended keeping only one of the propeller driven steam cutters, the USRC Mahoning.
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The committee exercised jurisdiction over obstructions to harbor navigation, such as sunken vessels, lighthouses and other aids, and matters relating to lifesaving stations and such federal agencies as the Lifesaving Service, Revenue Cutter Service and the Marine Hospital Service (the predecessor of the Public Health Service).
For ships named Active that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service, predecessor to the United States Coast Guard, see USRC Active.