USCGC Shoshone

USCGC Shoshone was a Lake-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 November 1932 and commissioned on 6 January 1933.^[1]

USCGC Shoshone under way, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, pre-World War II.
History
United States
Name	USCGC Shoshone
Namesake	Shoshone
Builder	General Engineering and Drydock Company
Launched	11 September 1930
Commissioned	10 January 1931
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Landguard (Y56)
Launched	11 Sep 1930
Commissioned	20 May 1941
Fate	Sold 6 October 1949 and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and 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 - Shoshone

After being commissioned 10 January 1931^[1] with Captain Leon C. Covell in command,^[2] Shoshone was homeported in San Francisco, California and participated in the Bering Sea Patrol.^[1]

Royal Navy - Landguard

After being transferred to the British Royal Navy the newly named HMS Landguard (Y56) was commissioned on 20 May 1941.^[3] 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.^[3] On 6 October 1949 she was sold and scrapped.

See also

• List of United States Coast Guard cutters