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SC-79

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down by the Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Kingston, NY; Commissioned 5 December 1917; Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitnar of Philadelphia, PA. 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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SC-79 52k Photographed from USS Mohican (SP 117) by George B. Hanford Bill Graham
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