USCGC Saranac

"USCGC Sebec" redirects here; not to be confused with USS Sebec.

USCGC Saranac was a Lake-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 April 1930 and commissioned on 2 October 1930.^[1] After 11 years of service with the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act.

USCGC Saranac underway
History
United States
Name	USCGC Saranac
Namesake	Saranac
Builder	General Engineering and Drydock Company
Launched	12 Apr 1930
Commissioned	2 October 1930
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Banff (Y43)
Launched	12 Apr 1930
Commissioned	30 April 1941
Fate	Transferred back to the USCG 27 Feb 1946
United States
Name	USCGC Sebec (WPG 164)
Recommissioned	27 May 1947
Decommissioned	10 August 1954
Renamed	USCGC Tampa
Fate	Sold on 16 February 1959
General characteristics
Class & type	Lake-class cutter (USCG) Banff-class sloop (RN)
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	1 × 5 inch gun 1 × 3 inch gun 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm)

Career

Coast Guard – Saranac

After being commissioned 2 October 1930, Saranac was homeported in Galveston, Texas and participated in regular patrols.^[1]

Royal Navy – Banff

After being transferred to the Royal Navy the newly named HMS Banff (Y43) was commissioned on 30 April 1941 .^[2] On 8 August 1942, she rescued 18 people from the Norwegian tanker Mirlo which was torpedoed by U-130.^[2] On 27 February 1946 she was returned to the USCG.

Coast Guard – Sebec / Tampa

After the end of the World War II, she was transferred back to the USCG on 27 February 1946. Initially given the name Sebec (WPG 164), she was renamed Tampa before being commissioned 27 May 1947.^[3]

See also

• List of United States Coast Guard cutters