USCGC Chelan

	HMS Lulworth during the second world war
History
United States
Name	USCGC Chelan
Namesake	Lake Chelan in Washington
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	14 November 1927
Launched	19 May 1928
Commissioned	5 September 1928
Fate	Transferred to Royal Navy 2 May 1941
Acquired	From Royal Navy 12 February 1946
Fate	Sold 23 October 1947
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Lulworth
Acquired	2 May 1941
Commissioned	2 May 1941
Identification	Pennant number Y60
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard 12 February 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Lake-class cutter (USCG); Banff-class sloop (RN);
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	1 × 5 inch gun; 1 × 3 inch gun; 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm);

USCGC Chelan was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 19 May 1928 and commissioned on 5 September 1928 .^[2] After 13 years of service to the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act, and named HMS Lulworth (Y60) . During the war Lulworth served in a convoy Escort Group for Western Approaches Command

She returned to the U.S. Coast Guard after World War II.

^ USCGC Chelan (23/01/2018) Log Books of the U.S. Revenue Service/Coast Guard, 19th and 20th Centuries via naval-history.net. Retrieved March 15, 2019
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "USCGC Chelan". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.