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SC-345


SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down, 1917 by the American Car and Foundry Co., Wilmington, DE; Launched, (date unknown); Commissioned USS SC-345, 25 March 1918; Decommissioned (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Sold, 26 May 1921 to Henry A. Hitner Sons Co., Philadelphia, PA. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 85 t; Length 110"; Beam 14' 8.75"; Max Draft (fl) 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; Endurance 1000 nm @ 12 kts; Propulsion, three Standard 660 hp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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SC-345 76k At the builders dock, 31 December 1917. .
SC-345 68k c. 1918. On war patrol off Queenstown, Ireland. She mounts a Y-gun and a single depth-charge track aft. DANFS

There is no DANFS history available for SC-345 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable for this Vessel
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War II
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