The remains of the vessel are located adjacent to the Naval Weapons Station Earle pier in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Alexander Hamilton spent time at the South Street Seaport and Brooklyn Navy Yard before being moved to Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

In 1977, the Alexander Hamilton was moved to a temporary berth along the east side of the Navy pier in Middletown Township.

The steamer's propulsion system consisted of four Scotch marine boilers delivering steam to an inclined triple expansion engine that turned a crankshaft attached to feathering paddle-wheels on the port and starboard sides.

She was the last of the great Day Line "side-wheelers", and the last of her kind to ply the Hudson River.