USCGC Shoshone
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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 & 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 |
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| Complement | 97 |
| Armament |
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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.