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SC-98



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - George - Fox



Viking call sign:
William - Item - George - Yoke
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the Elco Co., Bayonne, NJ
  • Commissioned USS SC-98, 19 February 1918
  • Sold 14 October 1924 to the Florida Boat Co. of Washington, DC
  • Registered in 1927 to T. A. Parcels of New York, NY as the yacht SC-98
  • Registered in 1931 to Thomas G. Bennett of New Haven, CT as the fishing boat Bertie N
  • Registered in 1948 to Boat Viking Inc. of Boston, MA as the fishing boat Viking
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1927 - 79 t.
    1931 - 77 t.
  • Length 110'
    1927 - 104.3'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
    1927 - 14.9'
  • Draft 5' 8"
    8.3'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
    1927 - Six
    1931 - Four
    1948 - 11
  • 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.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-98 298k Hauled out to install listening hull tubes at Marine Iron Works, New London, Connecticut
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 1865    		 Mike Green
    SC-99 84k Underway in New York Harbor on 20 August 1919, upon their return from overseas service. The subchasers at left are SC-99 and SC-227. The three in the middle are (in closest column) SC-98 and SC-137, with SC-271 in the farther column. Ships at right can not be identified
    U.S. Navy photo NH 83623    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS N. V. Donaldson, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-98
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