1942 - The capsized hulk of the CGC Alexander Hamilton was sunk by the US Navy after she was torpedoed off the coast of Iceland by the U-132 the previous day. She was the first cutter sunk by enemy action during World War II. 26 of her crew perished.
AUKE BAY, Alaska - Seaman Apprentice Scott Lerum, a deckhand aboard USCGC Liberty, leads his team through a swim during a five-day survival training course January 27, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Walter Shinn)