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SC-17



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - Boy - Jig
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Commissioned 8 November 1917
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 99 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 13' 6"
  • Draft 6' 3"
  • Speed 17 kts.
  • Complement 26
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three Standard 660hp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-17 284k Inboard profile, type sections and living deck plan for Submarine Chasers, as built
    Photo from "Sale of Vessels by the Navy," Navy Department, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, c. April 1921    		 The Sub Chaser Archives
    SC-17 253k Profile of Subchaser as a Yacht/Profile and deck plan for conversion into yacht.
    Photo from "Sale of Vessels by the Navy," Navy Department, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, c. April 1921
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-17
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Patrol Craft Sailors Association
    The Sub Chaser Archives
    by Todd Woofenden
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