| USCGC Shoshone (1931) | |
|---|---|
| File:USCGC Shoshone.jpg USCGC Shoshone underway, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, pre-World War II. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Shoshone |
| Namesake: | Shoshone |
| Builder: | General Engineering and Drydock Company |
| Launched: | 11 September 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 10 January 1931 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Landguard (Y 56) |
| Launched: | 11 Sep 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 20 May 1941 |
| Fate: | Sold 6 October 1949 and scrapped |
| 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 Shoshone (1931) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 November 1932 and commissioned on 6 January 1933.[1]
Career[]
Coast Guard - Shoshone[]
After being commissioned 10 January 1931, 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 (Y 56) was commissioned on 20 May 1941.[2] 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.[2] On 6 October 1949 she was sold and scrapped.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "USCG Shoshone". US Coast Guard. 17 November 2014. http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Shoshone_1931.asp. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "HMS Landguard (Y 56)". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/49.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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