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SC-51



Call sign:
George - Boy - Pup - Cast
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down in 1918 by the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Commissioned 23 April 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner, Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110"
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 26
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220hp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-183 88k SC-183, SC-51 and SC-242. Maddie Hall
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