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    USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) conducts wreath-laying for USCGC Hamilton (WPG 34) off Iceland [Image 17 of 19]

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    USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) conducts wreath-laying for USCGC Hamilton (WPG 34) off Iceland

    NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

    06.08.2021

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    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    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)

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    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, CONNECTICUT, US

    Web Views: 600
    Downloads: 12

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