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SC-632

Call sign:
November - Whiskey - Oscar - Bravo
Sunk 16 September 1945
SC-497 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down 23 February 1942 by the Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, NJ; Launched 25 June 1942; Commissioned 2 September 1942; Sunk off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands 16 September 1945; Destroyed 9 March 1948.
Specifications: Displacement 148 t; Length 110"; Beam 17'; Draft 6' 6"; Speed 21 or 15.6 kts; Complement 28; Armament one single 3"/23 gun mount, two .50 cal. machine guns, two dcp "Y Gun," and two dct; Propulsion two 1,540 or 880 hp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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Exploded view of SC-497 class Subchaser. |
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There is no DANFS history available for SC-632
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War II
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