2 ms·A Hundred Years Dry: The U.S. Navy's End of Alcohol at Sea – USNI News3 points by vinnyglennon 3y agocoldtea 3y agoKilljoyssillywalk 3y agoThis was the 'rum ration' they inherited from the Brits. FTA: "the U.S. Navy established in 1794 that sailors were to receive “one half-pint of distilled spirits” a day."