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SC-260



Call sign:
George - Tare - Mike - Quack

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Rush - Dog
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA
  • Commissioned USS SC-260, 12 January 1918
  • Sold 14 October 1924 to the Florida Boat Co. of Washington, DC
  • Registered in 1927 to T. A. Parcels of New York, NY as the yacht SC-260
  • Registered in 1931 to John C. Rogers of Jackson Heights, NY as the yacht SC-260
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1927 - 79 t.
    1931 - 82 t.
  • Length 110'
    1927 - 104.6'
    1931 - 104.3'
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1927 - 8.3'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 26
    1927 - Six
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220hp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
    Click on thumbnail
    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 Silas Stanley Kent, USNRF - Awarded the Navy Cross (1918)12 January 1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-260
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