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SC-265



Call sign:
George - Cast - Fox - Dog

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Rush - Love



Celestine call sign (1927):
Mike - Dog - Vice - King

Ace call sign (1948):
William - George - Queen - Uncle

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA
  • Commissioned USS SC-265, 9 February 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to George B. Campbell of New York, NY
  • Registered in 1927 to Enes Petranich of New York, NY as the yacht Celestine
  • Registered in 1948 to Lewis Petranich of Brooklyn, NY as the passenger vessel Ace
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1927 - 79 t.
    1948 - 70 t.
  • Length 110'
    1927 - 104.3'
  • Beam 13' 6"
    1927 - 14.9'
  • Draft 6' 3"
    1927 - 8.3'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 17
    1927 - Five
    1948 - Six
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220shp 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 George R. Hadlock, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-265
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