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SC-284



Call sign:
George - Tare - Nan - Mike

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Sail - Mike
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
  • Launched 20 April 1918
  • Commissioned USS SC-284, 29 April 1918
  • Conducted trial runs, 1, 10, 14, 18, 22 and 24 May 1918
  • Entered Dry Dock No. 2, 29 May to 3 June and returned 5 - 10 June 1918
  • Conducted additional trial run 4 June 1918
  • Departed Mare Island 7 June 1918
  • Sold 24 March 1923 to J. F. Gibson of Los Angeles, CA
  • Registered in 1926 to Robert J. Cary of Santa Ana, CA as the fishing boat Huntress
  • Registered in 1927 to the Halfhill Packing Corp. of Long Beach, CA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1926 - 78 t.
  • Length 110'
    1926 - 104.4'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
    1926 - 14.5'
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1926 - 8.5'
    1927 - 8.8'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
    1926 - Two
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220hp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-104 395k Inboard profile, inboard arrangement, deck plan, 110 foot U.S. submarine chaser
    U.S. Navy photo NH 83619    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Edgar F. Davis, USN1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-284
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