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SC-63



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

  • Laid down at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Commissioned 16 May 1918
  • Sold 22 July 1931 to A. A. Tanos of New York, NY
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110"
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • 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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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-63 135k c. 1918
    Hauling aboard a life raft off Barnegat Light, New Jersey.    		 Glenn Koch
    SC-63 109k
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-63
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