| USCGC Tahoe (1928) | |
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File:USCGC Tahoe.jpg USCGC Tahoe; underway, pre-World War II. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Tahoe (1928) |
| Namesake: | Lake Tahoe |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 5 December 1927 |
| Launched: | 12 June 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 18 November 1928 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1941 |
| Fate: |
Transferred to Royal Navy 30 April 1941 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Fishguard (Y 59) |
| Commissioned: | 30 Apr 1941 |
| Fate: |
Returned to USCG 27 March 1946 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | USCGC Tahoe |
| Fate: |
Sold 24 October 1947 |
| 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 Tahoe (1928) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 June 1928 and commissioned on 8 November 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.
Career[]
US Coast Guard - Tahoe[]
After commissioning in November 1928, the Tahoe was homeported in San Francisco 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 Fishguard (Y 59) and commissioned on 12 May 1941.[3] In May 1944, the crew of the Fishguard boarded U-852 and captured her crew after she was damaged by British aircraft. At the end of the war, in March 1946, Fishguard was returned to the USCG.[3]
US Coast Guard - Tahoe (post war)[]
Upon her return to the USCG, her recommissioning was cancelled and she was sold in October 1947.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Tahoe". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11115.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tahoe (1928)". US Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Tahoe_1928.asp. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Fishguard (Y 59)". http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/43.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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