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SC-251



Call sign:
George - Cast - Dog - Rush
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the Camden Anchor-Rockland Machine Co., Camden, ME
  • Commissioned 29 December 1917
  • Sold 19 May 1923 to John N.Hampton of San Francisco, CA
  • Fate unknown.

    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-62, 223 & 251 83k St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
    SC 62, SC 223, SC 251 and an unidentified SC alongside a tender
    T.Woofenden Collection    		 The Sub Chaser Archives
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-251
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