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SC-355



Call sign (1919):
George - Tare - Rush - Love


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

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the College Point Boat Co. College Point, NY
  • Commissioned 12 March 1918
  • Decommissioned 28 August 1919 at Coco Solo, Canal Zone
  • Sold 13 March 1922 to the Colon Import and Export Co., Ltd. of Colon, Republic of Panama
  • 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 screws.
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    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
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