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SC-290


SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Commissioned 19 June 1918; Sold 9 May 1921 to Gordon S. Orme, New Orleans, LA. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 85 t; Length 110"; Beam 14' 8.75"; Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"; Speed 18kts; Armament one single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Complement two officers, 25 enlisted; Endurance 1,000 nm @ 12 kts; Propulsion, three Standard 660 hp gasoline engines, three screws.


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Kangaroo 96k In port, possibly at Key West, Florida, circa 1918-1919. Kangaroo (SP 1284) in the foreground with USS SC-297 and SC-290 in the background.
U.S. Navy photo NH 100657
Naval Historical Center

There is no DANFS history available for SC-290
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War II
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