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.
 USCGC Champlain on the International Ice Patrol, circa mid-1930s.
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 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Champlain (1929) |
| Namesake | Lake Champlain |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Mass. |
| Laid down | 23 May 1928 |
| Launched | 11 October 1928 |
| Commissioned | 24 January 1929 |
| Decommissioned | 12 May 1941 |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sennen (Y21) |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1941 |
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| United States | |
| Name | USCGC Champlain (WPG-319.) |
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| General characteristics | |
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| 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 |
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| Complement | 97 |
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Career edit
US Coast Guard – Champlain edit
After commissioning in January 1929, Champlain was homeported in Stapleton, New York.[2]
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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) edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Champlain". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Champlain (1929)" (PDF). USCG. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Sennen (Y21)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.