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

  1. Web site: USCG Shoshone. USCG. US Coast Guard. 24 July 2015. 17 November 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: HMS Landguard (Y 56). uboat.net. 24 July 2015.

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