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SC-55

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down by the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY; Commissioned 3 November 1917; Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 98 t; Length 110' 10"; Beam 17' 11"; Max. Draft 6' 6"(fl); Speed 15.6 or 21k; Complement 27; Armament one dual purpose 3"/23, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projectile (Y-gun); Propulsion three 660hp gasoline engines, three shafts.

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SC-64 125k SC-64 underway in a New York area harbor, 1918. Ships in the immediate background are (from left to right): USS Bailey (Torpedo Boat No. 21); USS Tarantula (SP-124); USS Sabalo (SP-225); A Bagley class torpedo boat; and SC-55.
U.S. Navy photo NH 59816		 Naval Historical Center
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