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SC-105



Call sign (1919):
George - Boy - Rush - Quack
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Built by the Electric Boat Co., Elco Works, Bayonne, NJ
  • Commissioned 9 November 1917
  • Sold 20 July 1921 to Henry A. Hitner Sons Co. of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 99 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 13' 6"
  • Draft 6' 3"
  • Speed 21 kts.
  • Complement 17
  • Armament: One 3"/23 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-102 110k SC 102, SC 105 and SC 42, left to right, marked N-5, N-6 and N-2 respectively.
    Photo courtesy Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.    		 The Sub Chaser Archives
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-105
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