USCGC Shoshone was a Lake-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 November 1932 and commissioned on 6 January 1933.[1]
USCGC Shoshone under way, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, pre-World War II. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USCGC Shoshone |
Namesake | Shoshone |
Builder | General Engineering and Drydock Company |
Launched | 11 September 1930 |
Commissioned | 10 January 1931 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Landguard (Y56) |
Launched | 11 Sep 1930 |
Commissioned | 20 May 1941 |
Fate | Sold 6 October 1949 and scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | |
Displacement | 2,075 long tons (2,108 t) |
Length | 250 ft (76 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 11 in (3.94 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × General Electric turbine-driven 3,350 shp (2,500 kW) electric motor, 2 boilers |
Speed |
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Complement | 97 |
Armament |
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Career edit
Coast Guard - Shoshone edit
After being commissioned 10 January 1931[1] with Captain Leon C. Covell in command,[2] Shoshone was homeported in San Francisco, California and participated in the Bering Sea Patrol.[1]
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After being transferred to the British Royal Navy the newly named HMS Landguard (Y56) was commissioned on 20 May 1941.[3] On 8 February 1943, she rescued 48 people from the British merchant Mary Slessor which struck a mine laid by U-118 in the Strait of Gibraltar.[3] On 6 October 1949 she was sold and scrapped.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "USCG Shoshone". USCG. US Coast Guard. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers and Cadets, and Ships and Stations of the United States Coast Guard. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1 January 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b "HMS Landguard (Y 56)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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