Assertion: coast guard | /r/CapableOf | trace its roots
Facets:
value: to the small fleet of vessels
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The Coast Guard traced its roots to the small fleet of vessels maintained by the United States Department of the Treasury beginning in the 1790s to enforce tariffs (an important source of revenue for the new nation), which eventually evolved into the United States Revenue Cutter Service.