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SC-50

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Built at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY; Commissioned 19 April 1918; Served in the 3rd Naval District; Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 99 t; Length 110"; Beam 13' 6"; Draft 6' 3"; Speed 17 kts.; Armament one 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Complement 26; Propulsion three Standard 660hp gasoline engines, three shafts.

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SC-50 183k Shown after a collision with a Section Patrol craft. SC-292 was the first vessel to reach her and assist.
Photo from the collection of William B. May, Commanding Officer of SC-292 courteesy of his daughter Penny Thompson		 Penny Thompson
There is no DANFS history available for SC-50.
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