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Submarine Chaser Photo Archive

SC-356

Call sign:
George - Cast - Have - Sail

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Xray - Xray

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

Laid down by the College Point Boat Co., College Point, NY

Commissioned USS SC-356, 8 April 1918

Assigned to Submarine Chaser Squadron 10, Division 30, which was initially stationed in the waters of the Second Naval District (southern New England)

In about October 1918 SC-356 crossed the Atlantic and was employed on patrol duty off Ireland and England

She went north to Scotland in April 1919 to assist in clearing the North Sea mine barrage

Returned to the U.S. in November 1919

Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G.Hitner of Philadelphia, PA

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.

Size	Image Description	Source
123k	Off Block Island, RI	Joe Radigan
128k	SC 164, SC 271 and SC-356 off the Irish coast	Joe Radigan
298k	Original photo: Group of chasers, possibly at Brest, France. Left to right: SC 271, SC 164, SC 272, SC 343, SC 181, SC 222, SC 254, SC 356, SC 323, SC 206, SC 346. En route home or to post-war assignments. During the war all of these chasers served at Queenstown, Ireland (and most also served at Plymouth, England). After the war, half a dozen from this group went on to serve in the clearing of the North Sea mine barrage Replacement photo: c. 1918 Group of chasers at Passage West, near Queenstown (Cobh), County Cork, Ireland	Original photo: The Sub Chaser Archives Replacement photo: Paul O'Farrell
88k	In an Azores harbor with other ships of the U.S. and foreign navies, circa October 1918. The six subchasers in the left center of the view, with bows to the camera, are (from left to right): SC-223, SC-330, SC-180, SC-353, SC-331 and (probably) SC-356. Ships nested with them, to the right, include a "bird" type minesweeper and two converted yacht patrol vessels Collection of George K. Beach, who was a crewmember of USS SC-331 at the time U.S. Navy photo NH 99742	Naval History and Heritage Command
113k	In a North Sea port, probably Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, during the the North Sea mine barrage clearance operation in 1919. These subchasers are, from left to right: SC-356, SC-182, SC-40, SC-272, SC-178 and one SC with a number "20-" that can not be completely made out. Halftone reproduction, published in the cruise book "Sweeping the North Sea Mine Barrage, 1919", page 144. Donation of Chief Storekeeper Charles A. Free U.S. Navy photo NH 99791 Photo added 14 July 2021	Naval History and Heritage Command
160k	C. 1919 Inverness, Scotland Photo from "The Cinderellas of the Fleet" by LTJG William Washburn Nutting, Construction Corps, USNRF	Joe Radigan
119k	USS Eider (Minesweeper No. 17) with identification letter "N" in a North Sea port, probably Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, during the the North Sea mine barrage clearance operation in 1919. She has several submarine chasers alongside including, from left to right: SC-25, SC-45, SC-356, SC-47 and SC-40.Halftone reproduction, published in the cruise book "Sweeping the North Sea Mine Barrage, 1919", page 142 Donation of Chief Storekeeper Charles A. Free U.S. Navy photo NH 99789	Naval History and Heritage Command
110k	While taking part in clearing the North Sea mine barrage, "The fleet put in (to) Stavanger, a bustling town in Norway, made prosperous by the war." (quoted from the original 1919 vintage caption). USS Woodcock (Minesweeper No. 14) is in the foreground. In the left background are (from front to rear): USS SC-356, USS SC-40, USS Eider (Minesweeper No. 17), USS Sanderling (Minesweeper No. 37) - probable identification, USS Auk (Minesweeper No. 38) and an unidentified minesweeper U. S. Navy photo from the Navy Recruitment Bureau, New York U.S. Navy photo NH 99789	Naval History and Heritage Command
77k	The two outboard chasers are SC-356 and SC 206	Joe Radigan
335k	Photo from "Sweeping the North Sea Mine Barrage" by the U.S. Navy North Sea Minesweeping Detachment	Joe Radigan
143k	Review of the Atlantic Fleet Minesweeping Squadron, November 1919. USS Lapwing (Minesweeper No. 1) and other ships of the squadron anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City, while being reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels on 24 November 1919, following their return to the United States after taking part in clearing the North Sea mine barrage. The other ships visible are: USS Lark (Minesweeper No. 21), with USS SC-208 alongside (at left); and USS Swan (Minesweeper No. 34) with SC-356 alongside (at right) U.S. Navy photo NH 44903	Naval History and Heritage Command
118k	Review of the Atlantic Fleet Minesweeping Squadron, November 1919. Ships of the squadron anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City, while being reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels on 24 November 1919, following their return to the United States after taking part in clearing the North Sea mine barrage. Identifiable ships present include (left column, from front to rear): USS Turkey (Minesweeper No. 13); USS Quail (Minesweeper No. 15) with SC-354 alongside; USS Lark (Minesweeper No. 21) with SC-208 alongside; USS Swan (Minesweeper No. 34) with SC-356 alongside; and USS Flamingo (Minesweeper No. 32) with an unidentified submarine chaser alongside. (right column, from front to rear): USS Thrush (Minesweeper No. 18); Two unidentified minesweepers, one of which is probably USS Lapwing (Minesweeper No. 1); USS Kingfisher (Minesweeper No. 25); and, in no particular order, tugs Patapsco and Patuxent. USS SC-245 is at the far right, passing between the two anchored columns U.S. Navy photo NH 44904