USCGC Chelan (1928)
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| Name: | USCGC Chelan (1928) |
| Namesake: | Lake Chelan |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 14 November 1927 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 5 September 1928 |
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| Name: | HMS Lulworth (Y 60) |
| Commissioned: | 2 May 1941 |
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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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The USCGC Chelan (1928) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 19 May 1928 and commissioned on 5 September 1928 .[1] After 13 years of service to the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the British Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act.
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Career[edit]
US Coast Guard - Chelan[edit]
After commissioning in November 1928, the Chelan was homeported in Seattle, Washington and assigned to the Bering Sea Patrol.[2]
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As part of the Lend-Lease Act she was transferred to the Royal Navy where she was renamed the HMS Lulworth (Y 60) and commissioned on 2 May 1941.[3]
US Coast Guard - Chelan (post war)[edit]
After the war, she was returned to the USCG and ultimately sold on 23 October 1947.
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References[edit]
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Chelan". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Chelan (1928)" (PDF). USCG. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Lulworth (Y 60)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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