USCGC Shoshone (1930)

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
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:
  • 14.8 kn (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph) cruising
  • 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) maximum
Complement: 97
Armament:

Career

Coast Guard - Shoshone

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]

Royal Navy - Landguard

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

References
  1. "USCG Shoshone". USCG. US Coast Guard. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "HMS Landguard (Y 56)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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