USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715).jpg
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English:
The USCGC
Hamilton
(WHEC-715) was launched on 18 December 1965 at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA). Commissioned on 18 March 1967, it was the first of twelve modern
Hamilton
-class 378 foot, high endurance cutters built for the Coast Guard. The
Hamilton
was named in honor of Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, who founded the Revenue Cutter Services in 1790.
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| Author | U.S. Coast Guard |
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