Hermes
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USCG
Hermes was a Type B cutter built by Bath Iron Works Ltd, and
was launched in February 1932. She entered service a few
months later, and did
service in the US Coast Guard until 1948. She changed
owners and name several times before she ended up once
again with her old name Hermes. Under a journey in 1983 to
Cape Verde islands she experienced engine trouble and had
to set sail for repairs at St. George. The cost for
repairs turned out to be a bit too steep for the owners,
and she was confiscated by the local authorities to cover
the bill. She was handed over to the
Bermuda Diving Association in 1984,
and was scuttled outside Bermuda as an artificial
reef and dive target 15. May 1985. The wreck rest today
about one nautical mile outside Horseshoe Bay on a depth
of 22 meter.
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 Picture: USCG Hermes Courtesy of US Naval Institute |
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