page_title: United States Life-Saving Service
hierarchical_section_title: United States Life-Saving Service
caption_attribution_description: English: Seal of the United States Life-Saving Service.
context_page_description: The United States Life-Saving Service was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began in 1848 and ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915.
context_section_description: The United States Life-Saving Service was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began in 1848 and ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915.
caption: Seal
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