| USCGC Champlain (1929) | |
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File:USCGC Champlain.png USCGC Champlain on the International Ice Patrol, circa mid-1930s. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Champlain (1929) |
| Namesake: | Lake Champlain |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 23 May 1928 |
| Launched: | 11 October 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 24 January 1929 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 May 1941 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Culver (Y 87) |
| Commissioned: | 12 May 1941 |
| Fate: |
Returned to USCG 27 March 1946 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | USCGC Champlain (WPG-319.) |
| Fate: |
Sold to Hughes Brothers, Inc. 25 March 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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: |
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The USCGC Champlain (1929) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 20 Jun 1928 and commissioned on 23 Mar 1929.[1] After 12 years of service to the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the British Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act.
Career[]
US Coast Guard - Champlain[]
After commissioning in January 1929, the Champlain was homeported in Stapleton, New York.[2]
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As part of the Lend-Lease Act she was transferred to the Royal Navy where she was renamed the HMS Sennen (Y 21) and commissioned on 12 May 1941.[3] On 19 May 1943, the Sennen assisted HMS Jed (K 235) in the sinking of U-954 via depth charge. At the end of the war, in March 1946, she was returned to the USCG.[3]
US Coast Guard - Champlain (post war)[]
Upon her return to the USCG, her original name was restored and she was given the hull number and designation WPG-319. She was then placed into reserve status until March 1948 when she was sold to Hughes Brothers, Inc. of New York.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Champlain". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11112.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Champlain (1929)". US Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Champlain_1929.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Sennen (Y 21)". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/46.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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