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SC-209

Sunk 27 August 1918

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down in 1917 by the Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, NJ; Launched, (date unknown); Commissioned SC-209 in March 1918; Sunk by gunfire from Felix Taussig (ID 2282) 27 August 1918 south of Long Island, NY; Struck from the Naval list, (date unknown).

Specifications: Displacement 85 t; Length 110"; Beam 14' 9"; Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"; Speed 18kts; Armament one single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Complement 26; Endurance 1000nm @ 12 kts; Propulsion, three Standard 660bhp gasoline engines, three shafts.


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