USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) conducts wreath-laying for USCGC Hamilton (WPG 34) off Iceland [Image 17 of 19]
On approach to Iceland on June 6, 2021, the USCGC Eagle (WIX 3287) crew conducted a wreath-laying in memory of the Treasury-class USCGC Hamilton (WPG 34), torpedoed by German submarine U-132 in 1942 while patrolling the Icelandic coast near Reykjavík. Of the 221 person crew, 26 members were lost. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Ensign Elena Calese)
Date Taken: |
06.08.2021 |
Date Posted: |
06.14.2021 14:44 |
Photo ID: |
6690745 |
VIRIN: |
210608-G-GO100-225 |
Resolution: |
6288x4306 |
Size: |
2.88 MB |
Location: |
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN |
Hometown: |
NEW LONDON, CT, US |
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596 |
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