USCGC Alexander Hamilton, Torpedoed off Reykjavik, Iceland by Perry Stirling (ID # 90364)

01.16.2008

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters   

The cutter HAMILTON was torpedoed 10 miles off Reykjavik, Iceland, on January 29, 1942, with the loss of 26 lives. The casualties and remaining 213 crewmen were taken aboard the escorting destroyer GWIN. A British tug, HMS FRISKY made an attempt to take

• Date Taken: 01.16.2008
• Date Posted: 12.11.2013 21:32
• Photo ID: 1085356
• Resolution: 7168x4988
• Size: 3.89 MB