USCG Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander
Hamilton was a Treasure class cutter that was built in
1937 at Brooklyn Navy Yard for the US Coast Guard. She was
luanched in January 1937 and was ready for service two
months later. 29.January 1942 she laid outside Iceland
when she was torpedoed by the German uboat U-132 under
command of Kapitänleutnant Ernst Vogelsang. Twenty men
died immediately, and a further six died later. Alexander
sank the following day. The wreck was found in August 2009
outside Faxafloi southwest on Iceland. The wreck was later
dived and inspected by divers from the group Team Blue
Immersion. She rest upside-down on a depth of 90 to 100
meter outside Reykjavik.
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 Picture: USCG Alexander Hamilton US Navy  Picture: Kapitänleutnant Ernst Vogelsang Commander of U-132 Courtesy of uboat.net  Last updated: May 2019 |
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