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SC-185



Call sign (1919):
George - Boy - Vice - Jig

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

  • Laid down by the International Shipbuilding and Marine Engine Co., Upper Nyack, NY
  • Commissioned 27 April 1918
  • Lost due to unknown cause 30 June 1940.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun 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-104 395k Inboard profile, inboard arrangement, deck plan, 110 foot U.S. submarine chaser
    U.S. Navy photo NH 83619    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Arthur J. Gibson, USNRF1918 - 1919
    02Chief Boatswain Walter L. Hawk, USN1924
    Courtesy Joe Radigan and Wolfgang Hechler
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-185
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