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SC-217

Call sign:
George - Tare - Love - Nan

Call sign (1924):
Nan - Oboe - Nan - Xray

Cherokee call sign (1948):
King - Easy - Mike - Jig
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by Alexander McDonald, Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY
  • Commissioned USS SC-217, 19 February 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Sold 9 March 1929 to Charles A. Jording of Baltimore, MD
  • Registered in 1948 to B. F. Forrest of Jeffs, VA as the fishing boat Cherokee
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1948 -80 t.
  • Length 110'
    1948 - 103.9'
  • Beam 13' 6"
    1948 - 17.3'
  • Draft 6' 3"
    1948 - 8.3'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 17
    1948 - Five
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220bhp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-217 847k c. 1919 Jean Lassaque
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Thomas P. Richardson, USNRF - Awarded the Navy Cross (1918)19 February 1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-217
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