USCGC Shoshone explained
USCGC Shoshone was a of 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[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
Notes and References
- Web site: USCG Shoshone. USCG. US Coast Guard. 24 July 2015. 17 November 2014.
- Book: Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers and Cadets, and Ships and Stations of the United States Coast Guard . Government Printing Office . Washington, D.C. . 6 . 19 October 2020. 1 January 1931.
- Web site: HMS Landguard (Y 56). uboat.net. 24 July 2015.