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SC-74



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - Dog - Zed
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at the Mathis Yacht Building C0., Camden, NJ
  • Commissioned 20 March 1918
  • Sold 26 May 1921 to Henry A. Hitner Sons Co. of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • 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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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-74 320k c. 1918
    Mathis Yacht Building Company Shipyard, Camden, New Jersey
    SC-74 and another submarine chaser is fitting out in the foreground. Stephen W. McKeever, Jr. (SP 1169) and a Coast Guard Cutter are in the background
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 4258    		 Robert Hurst
    Commanding Officers
    01LTJG V. Hall, USNRF1918
    02ENS Thomas E. Ringwood, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-74
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