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SC-39

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Commissioned USS SC-39, 2 March 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Registered in 1933 to Catherine Graffeo of Boston, MA as the Cod fishing boat Catherine Graffeo, ex-Nancy II
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1933 - 80 t.
  • Length 110'
    1933 - 104.4'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1933 - 8.1'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
    1933 - 10
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three Standard 220hp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-39 66k A number of submarine chasers in English waters. SC-39, SC-342 and SC-354 are in the foreground
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Theron Appolonio, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-39
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