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SC-202



Call sign:
George - Boy - Watch - Love

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the General Shipbuilding and Aero Corp., Alexandria, VA
  • Commissioned 23 April 1918
  • Struck from the Naval Register in late 1919
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • 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
  • Propulsion: Three 220bhp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Elmer J. Roth, USNRF1918
    02ENS Ecil E. Carrol, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan

    There is no DANFS history available for SC-202
    Additional Resources and Websites of Interest
    Patrol Craft Sailors Association
    The Sub Chaser Archives
    by Todd Woofenden
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