- Career Coast Guard - Shoshone Royal Navy - Landguard
- See also
- References
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=File:USCGC Shoshone.jpg | Ship caption=USCGC Shoshone under way, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, pre-World War II.
}}{{Infobox ship career | United States}} | United States|coast guard}} | Ship name=USCGC Shoshone | Ship namesake=Shoshone | Ship ordered= | Ship builder=General Engineering and Drydock Company | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=11 September 1930 | Ship commissioned=10 January 1931 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship fate=
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header=title | United Kingdom}} | United Kingdom|naval}} | Ship name=HMS Landguard (Y56) | Ship launched=11 Sep 1930 | Ship commissioned=20 May 1941 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship fate=Sold 6 October 1949 and scrapped
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=- {{sclass-|Lake|cutter||United States Coast Guard Cutter}} (USCG)
- {{sclass-|Banff|sloop}} (RN)
| 2075|LT|abbr=on}} | 250|ft|abbr=on}} | 42|ft|abbr=on}} | 12|ft|11|in|abbr=on}} | 3350|shp|abbr=on|lk=in}} electric motor, 2 boilers | 14.8|kn|abbr=on|lk=in}} cruising- {{convert|17.5|kn|abbr=on}} maximum
| Ship range= | Ship complement=97 | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament=- 1 × 5 inch gun
- 1 × 3 inch gun
- 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm)
| Ship armor= | Ship cost = $900,000 | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | USCGC Shoshone was a {{sclass-|Lake|cutter||USCG}} 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, Shoshone was homeported in San Francisco, California and participated in the Bering Sea Patrol.[1] Royal Navy - LandguardAfter being transferred to the British Royal Navy the newly named HMS Landguard (Y56) was commissioned on 20 May 1941.[2] 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.[2] On 6 October 1949 she was sold and scrapped. See also- List of United States Coast Guard cutters
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=USCG Shoshone|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Shoshone_1931.asp|website=USCG|publisher=US Coast Guard|accessdate=24 July 2015|date=17 November 2014}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=HMS Landguard (Y 56)|url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/49.html|website=uboat.net|accessdate=24 July 2015}}
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