| USCGC Saranac (1930) | |
|---|---|
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File:USCGC Saranac.png USCGC Saranac underway | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Saranac |
| Namesake: | Saranac |
| Builder: | General Engineering and Drydock Company |
| Launched: | 12 Apr 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 2 October 1930 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Banff (Y 43) |
| Launched: | 12 Apr 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 30 April 1941 |
| Fate: |
Transferred back to the USCG 27 Feb 1946 |
| Career (United States) | |
| Name: | USCGC Sebec (WPG 164) |
| Recommissioned: | 27 May 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 August 1954 |
| Renamed: | USCGC Tampa |
| Fate: | Sold on 16 February 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: |
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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 |
| Speed: |
14.8 kn (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph) cruising 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) maximum |
| Complement: | 97 |
| Armament: |
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The USCGC Saranac (1930) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 April 1930 and commissioned on 2 October 1930.[1] After 11 years of service to the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the British Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act.
Career[]
Coast Guard - Saranac[]
After being commissioned 2 October 1930, Saranac was homeported in Galveston, Texas and participated in regular patrols.[1]
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After being transferred to the British Royal Navy the newly named HMS Banff (Y 43) was commissioned on 30 Apr 1941 .[2] On 8 Aug 1942, she rescued 18 people from the Norwgian tanker Mirlo which was torpedoed by U-130.[2] On 27 February 1946 she was returned to the USCG.
Coast Guard - Sebec/Tampa[]
After the end of the World War II, she was transferred back to the USCG on 27 February 1946. Initially given the name Sebec (WPG 164), she was renamed the Tampa before being commissioned 27 May 1947.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "USCG Saranac". US Coast Guard. 17 November 2014. http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/saranac_1930.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "HMS Banff (Y 43)". http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/41.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "USCGC Saranac". http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11118.html. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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