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SC-287
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA; Launched 27 April 1918; Commissioned, 6 May 1918; Conducted trial runs 9, 15, 18, 25 and 28 May 1918; Entered Dry Dock No. 2, 29 May - 3 June 1918; Conducted additional trial run 4 June 1918; Departed Mare Island 7 June 1918; Sold, 25 February 1924 to the United Fruit Co., Panama City, Republic of Panama. 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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SC-287 being launched at Mare Island Navy Yard on 27 April 1918. She was the last of her type constructed at the yard. The just launched SC-286 can be seen on the right. |
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Agamemnon (ID 3004) arriving in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, circa late 1918 or the first part of 1919, returning the U.S. Army's 102nd Infantry from Europe. USS SC-287 is at left. U.S. Navy Photo NH 57479 |
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There is no DANFS history available for SC-287
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War II
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