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SC-83



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - Fox - King



Bernice call sign (1927):
Mike - Dog - Nan - George

Call sign (1933):
King - Love - Easy - King

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Kingston, NY
  • Commissioned USS SC-83, 21 February 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Registered in 1927 to R. H. Arnold of Washington, DC as the yacht Bernice
  • Registered in 1931 to Joe Di Grande of St. Augustine, FL as the fishing boat Bernice
  • Registered in 1933 to C. W. Pettigrew of Brunswick, GA as the miscellaneous vessel Bernice
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1927 - 121 t.
    1931 - 88 t.
    1933 - 67 t.
  • Length 110'
    1927 - 104.8'
    1931 - 104.3'
    1933 - 85.7'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
    1927 - 14.8'
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1927 - 7.8'
    1931 0 8.3'
    1933 - 8.5'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
    1931 - Five
    1933 - Six
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three Standard 220hp gasoline engines, three shafts
    1927 - Removed two main engines and shafts.
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    Commanding Officers
    01ENS James Lyman McFadden, USNRF1918
    02ENS(T) W. G. Payne, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-83
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