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SC-219
Sunk 9 October 1918
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down in 1917 by the Newcomb Lifeboat Co., Hampton, VA; Launched, (date unknown); Commissioned 19 February 1918; Burned and sunk 9 October 1918 as the result of an explosion en route from Bermuda to the Azores; Four killed and eight wounded; 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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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War II
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