| USCGC Pontchartrain (1928) | |
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File:USCGC Pontchartrain.jpg USCGC Pontchartrain; underway, pre-World War II. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Pontchartrain (1928) |
| Namesake: | Lake Pontchartrain |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 29 November 1927 |
| Launched: | 16 June 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 13 October 1928 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1941 |
| Fate: |
Transferred to Royal Navy 30 April 1941 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Hartland (Y 00) |
| Commissioned: | 30 April 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk off Oran Harbour |
| 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 Pontchartrain (1928) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 16 June 1928 and commissioned on 13 October 1928 .[1] After 13 years of service to the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the British Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act. She ultimately was sunk in 1942.
Career[]
US Coast Guard - Pontchartrain[]
After commissioning in November 1928, the Pontchartrain was homeported in Norfolk, Virginia and assigned to the Bering Sea Patrol.[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 Hartland (Y 00) and commissioned on 30 April 1941.[3] In November 1942, while taking part in Operation Torch, she was sunk by gunfire off Oran Harbor taking 34 crew members with her.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Pontchartrain". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11114.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Pontchartrain (1928)". US Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Pontchartrain_1928.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Hartland (Y 00)". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/44.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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