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USCGC CHELAN
TUNDER BAY, B.C.
1935
The 2075 ton CHELAN was a 250 foot Lake Class Cutter built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy MA and completed
on August 20, 1928. Hull number was 1411. She was transfered to Britain in 1941 and renamed HMS LULWORTH Y60. She was returned
to the U.S. in 1946 and sold in 1947.
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| Courtesy of Lars Bo Iversen |
USCGC SEBAGO
Another 250 ft class Cutter commissioned on September 9th, 1930. She was transfered to Britan, renamed HMS WALNEY Y-04,
and commissioned in the Royal Navy along with the CAYUGA (HMS TOTLAND) and CHAMPLAIN (HMS SENNEN) on May 12, 1941.
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USCGC CAYUGA WPG163
Initially this class was made up of ten cutters, all of which were transferred to Great Britain under Lend-Lease in 1941.
They were to be replaced in the USCG inventory by the 255-foot Owasco-class vessels, laid down in 1943. Three vessels were
lost while in British service, one was not returned, and the remainder turned back to the Coast Guard in 1946. Initially,
the Coast Guard planned to renovate the Champlain, Itasca, Mocoma, and Tampa and return them to service. The remaining two
vessels, the Chelan and Tahoe, were stripped of parts for use in the restoration of the other four ships. Due to economic
constraints following the war, however, only the Mocoma and Tampa were placed in commission.(USCG)
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| Courtesy of William C. Carber/Michael Zumbach |
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