USCGC Tahoe explained

USCGC Tahoe was a of the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 June 1928 and commissioned on 8 November 1928.^[1] After 13 years of service with the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act.

Career

US Coast Guard - Tahoe

After commissioning in November 1928^[2] with Commander Leon C. Covell in command,^[3] the Tahoe was homeported in San Francisco and assigned to the Bering Sea Patrol.^[2]

Royal Navy - Fishguard

As part of the Lend-Lease Act she was transferred to the Royal Navy where she was renamed HMS Fishguard (Y59) and commissioned on 12 May 1941.^[4] In May 1944, the crew of Fishguard boarded U-852 and captured her crew after she was damaged by British aircraft. At the end of the war, in March 1946, Fishguard was returned to the USCG.^[4]

US Coast Guard - Tahoe (post war)

Upon her return to the USCG, her recommissioning was cancelled and she was sold in October 1947.^[2]

See also

• List of United States Coast Guard cutters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Helgason. Guðmundur. USCGC Tahoe. uboat.net. 24 July 2015.
2. Web site: Tahoe (1928). USCG. US Coast Guard. 24 July 2015.
3. Book: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers and Cadets, and Ships and Stations of the United States Coast Guard . 8 . 1 January 1929 . Government Printing Office . Washington, D.C. . 20 October 2020.
4. Web site: Helgason. Guðmundur. HMS Fishguard (Y 59). uboat.net. 24 July 2015.