USCGC ''Champlain'' was a of the
United States Coast Guard
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, launched on 20 June 1928 and commissioned on 23 March 1929.
After 12 years of service with the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the
British Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
as part of the
Lend-Lease Act
Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (), .
Career
US Coast Guard – ''Champlain''
After commissioning in January 1929, ''Champlain'' was
homeport
A vessel's home port is the port at which it is based, which may not be the same as its port of registry shown on its registration documents and lettered on the stern of the ship's hull. In the cruise industry the term "home port" is also oft ...
ed in
Stapleton, New York
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, roughly bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vand ...
.
Royal Navy – ''Sennen''
As part of the
Lend-Lease Act
Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (), she was transferred to the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
where she was renamed HMS ''Sennen'' (Y21) and commissioned on 12 May 1941.
On 19 May 1943, ''Sennen'' assisted in the sinking of
U-954 by
depth charge
A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon designed to destroy submarine
A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited ...
s. At the end of the war, in March 1946, she was returned to the
USCG
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, mi ...
.
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US Coast Guard – ''Champlain'' (post-war)
Upon her return to the USCG
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, mi ...
, 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.[
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See also
* List of United States Coast Guard cutters
The List of United States Coast Guard Cutters is a listing of all United States Coast Guard Cutter, cutters to have been commissioned by the United States Coast Guard during the history of that service. It is sorted by length down to 65', the mini ...
References
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Lake-class cutters
Banff-class sloops
Ships of the United States Coast Guard
World War II sloops of the United Kingdom
1928 ships