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SC-368


SC-368 was built for France
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down in 1918 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL; Transferred to France on completion; Never commissioned in U.S. Navy. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 75 t; Length 110"; Beam 13' 6"; Draft 6' 3"; Speed 18kts; Complement 17; Armament one 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Propulsion three Standard 660bhp gasoline engines, three shafts.

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Asheville 137k View taken on 11 September 1918, showing a marine railway under construction in the foreground. USS Asheville (Gunboat No. 21) is fitting out in the left middle distance. In front of her is USS Walter Adams (SP 400). SC-368, with dark numbers painted on her bow, is further to the right.
U.S. Navy photo NH 45247		 Naval Historical Center
There is no DANFS history available for SC-368
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