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SC-143



Call sign (1919):
George - Tare - King - Sail

Call sign (1924):
Nan - Oboe - King - Nan
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the Rocky River Dry Dock Co., Rocky River, OH
  • Commissioned 10 November 1917
  • Sold 8 September 1936 to George Johnson of Baltimore, MD
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 99 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 13' 6"
  • Draft 6' 3"
  • Speed 17 kts.
  • Complement 17
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30-cal machine guns and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220shp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-143 192k After being hauled out for cleaning and repairs at the Bermuda Dockyard in March, 1918
    "All Hands over the side"
    Original photograph from the collection of Mr. Peter K. Connelly. Loaned by Mr. William H. Davis, in 1967
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 64974    		 Mike Green
    SC-143 132k Swimming alongside the boat during World War I in Bermuda
    From the collection of Mr. Peter K. Connelly who was Boatswain on the SC-143 in 1918-1919. Loaned by Mr. William H. Davis, in 1967
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 64976
    SC-143 204k Swimming alongside the boat during World War I. Probably taken in Bermuda during the boat's trip to France in 1918. Note towing cable around the hull
    From the collection of Mr. Peter K. Connelly who was Boatswain on the SC-143 in 1918-1919. Loaned by Mr. William H. Davis, in 1967
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 64977
    SC-78, 40, 47, 143 & 110 191k Part of the hundreds of World War I submarine chasers tied up at the Port Newark Army Base, New Jersey, awaiting disposition, 13 May 1920. Those identified include: USS SC-78 (believed to be SC-178 as SC-78 was sold in June 1919 in Italy), USS SC-40, USS SC-47, USS SC-143, and USS SC-110
    Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969
    U.S. Navy photo NH 69166    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
    Photo added 7 July 2021
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Alexander White Moffat, USNRF - Awarded the Navy Cross (1918)18 February 1918
    02ENS Sheldon Bradley, USNRF1919
    03Boatswain Peter K. Connelly, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-143
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