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USCGC Hansen
ex-SC-68
SC-68 served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard.
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Built by the John H. Mathis Co., Camden, NJ; Commissioned USS SC-68, 15 March 1918; Transferred to the Coast Guard 15 January 1920 as USCGC Hansen at Key West, FL. Named for a member of the torpedoed USCGC Tampa, lost during World War I. Loaned to the Prohibition Commissioner on 10 March 1922; Sold 28 April 1927. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 85 t; Length 110"; Beam 14' 9"; Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"; Speed 18kts; Armament one single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Complement 26; Endurance 1000nm @ 12 kts; Propulsion, three Standard 660bhp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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