USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34) shipwreck

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USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)

USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)

USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34) was a Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutter. She was named after the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, who was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr. Sunk after an attack by a German U-boat in January 1942, the Hamilton was the U.S. Coast Guard's first loss of World War II.^[2]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)

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