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Experimental Model Submarine Chaser: Laid down, 9 August 1939 by the American Car and Foundry Co., Wilmington, DE; Launched, 14 March 1940; Commissioned USS SC-450, 6 May 1940. SC-450 was one of three Submarine Chasers built in a design competition. Decommissioned (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission 9 May 1947; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 85 t; Length 110"; Beam 14' 9"; Draft 5' 8"; Speed 18 kts; Armament one single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one dcp "Y Gun"; Complement two officers, 25 enlisted; Propulsion two 800hp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, two shaftsClick On Image For Full Size Image |
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202k | c. 1939-1940 Wearing hull designation "PC-450" |
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