Wreck: USS Alexander Hamilton WPG-34
Wreck data
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| Prefix: | USS |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alexander Hamilton WPG-34 |
| Nationality: | United States |
| Sinking Year: | 1941 |
| Wreck Type: | Patrol Gunboat |
| Deaths: | 32 |
| Survivors: | 83 |
| Incident: | Sunk |
| Collided With: | U-132 |
| War Theater: | HX-170 dispersed |
| Sinking Causes: | Scuttled after torpedo hit |
| Description: | Hit by torpedo Jan 29, taken in tow but capsized USS Ericsson DD-440 fired three shells at the hull to sink her but departed with the ship still afloat. Next day Ericsson returned but found only an oil slick |
