USCGC Champlain

USCGC Champlain on the International Ice Patrol, circa mid-1930s.
History
United States
NameUSCGC Champlain (1929)
NamesakeLake Champlain
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Mass.
Laid down23 May 1928
Launched11 October 1928
Commissioned24 January 1929
Decommissioned12 May 1941
FateTransferred to Royal Navy
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sennen (Y21)
Commissioned12 May 1941
Fate
  • Returned to USCG
  • 27 March 1946
United States
NameUSCGC Champlain (WPG-319.)
Fate
  • Sold to Hughes Brothers, Inc.
  • 25 March 1948
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement2,075 long tons (2,108 t)
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam42 ft (13 m)
Draft12 ft 11 in (3.94 m)
Propulsion1 × 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
Complement97
Armament

USCGC Champlain was a Lake-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard, launched on 20 June 1928 and commissioned on 23 March 1929.[1] After 12 years of service with the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the British Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act.

Career

US Coast Guard – Champlain

After commissioning in January 1929, Champlain was homeported in Stapleton, New York.[2]

Royal Navy – Sennen

As part of the Lend-Lease Act she was transferred to the Royal Navy where she was renamed HMS Sennen (Y21) and commissioned on 12 May 1941.[3] On 19 May 1943, Sennen assisted HMS Jed in the sinking of U-954 by depth charges. At the end of the war, in March 1946, she was returned to the USCG.[3]

US Coast Guard – Champlain (post-war)

Upon her return to the USCG, her original name was restored and she was given the hull number and designation WPG-319. She was then placed into reserve status until March 1948 when she was sold to Hughes Brothers, Inc. of New York.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Champlain". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Champlain (1929)" (PDF). USCG. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Sennen (Y21)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.