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To the UK Under Lend Lease

250′ Lake Class Patrol Gunboat
Part of a massive expansion by ADM Frederick Billard
Commissioned as First Class Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
Hull numbers were assigned in 1939, reclassified as Patrol Gunboats
The 250s were officially referred to as the Lake or the Chelan Class
Sent to the UK under Lend-Lease
Only a few saw service after the war
All were decommissioned by 1950
Model: Yes

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures
             
USCGC Chelan
(HMS Lulworth 41 – 46)
    1928 – 1941 Never Decommissioned after return from UK  
USCGC Mendota
(HMS Culver 41 – 42)
    1928 – 1941 Sunk while in UK service CGH
USCGC Ponchartrain
(HMS Hartland 41 – 42)
    1928 – 1941 Sunk while in UK service CGH
USCGC Tahoe (later HMS Fishguard 41 – 46)     1928 – 1941 Never Decommissioned after return from UK CGH
USCGC Champlain
(HMS Sennen 41 – 46)
WPG 319 1929 – 1948   CGH
USCGC Itasca
(HMS Gorleston 41 – 46)
WPG 321 1930 – 1950   CGH
USCGC Saranac
(HMS Banff (41 – 46))
(later Sebec)
(later Tampa)
WPG 164 1930 – 1954   CGH
USCGC Sebec
(HMS Banff 41 – 46)
(former Saranac)
(later Tampa)
WPG 164 1930 – 1954   CGH
USCGC Tampa
(former Saranac)
(HMS Banff 41 – 46)
(former Sebec)
WPG 164 1930 – 1954   CGH
USCGC Sebago
(later HMS Walney 41 – 42)
    1930 – 1941 Sunk while in UK service CGH
USCGC Shoshone (later Landguard 41 – 46)     1931 – 1941 Damaged while in UK service
Never returned to the US
Only one that survived the war and did not return to US
CGH
USCGC Cayuga
(HMS Totland 41 – 46)
(later Mocoma)
WPG 163 1932 – 1950   CGH
USCGC Mocoma
(former Cayuga)
(HMS Totland 41 – 46)
WPG 163 1932 – 1950   CGH