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SC-148



Call sign:
George - Tare - Love - Boy

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

  • Built by L. E. Fry and Co., Clayton, NY
  • Commissioned USS SC-148, 10 December 1917
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Registered in 1935 to John A. Peterson of New Rochelle, NY as the passenger vessel Liberty
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 99 t.
    1935 - 80 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 13' 6"
  • Draft 6' 3"
  • Speed 17 kts.
  • Complement 17
    1935 - Five
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30-cal machine guns and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220shp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-148 118k Made fast to Spanish Point Buoy, Roscanvel, France during World War I
    From the collection of Mr. Peter K. Connelly. Loaned by Mr. William H. Davis, in 1967
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 64970    		 Mike Green
    SC-148 112k Inclined, possibly for repairs, at Brest, France, in 1918 or 1919. Ensign Sheldon Bradley, USNRF, was attached to the USS SC-143 during this period. These two boats were assigned to the same patrol group during the war. The boat had been tied up in shallow water for repairs. An extremely low tide caused the list. From the collection of Mr. Peter K. Connelly who was a Boatswain on the SC-143 in 1918-1919. "Ensign Bradley's Drydocking Venture, Brest"
    From the collection of Mr. Peter K. Connelly. Loaned by Mr. William H. Davis, in 1967
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 64973
    Commanding Officers
    01LTJG John P. Morse, USNRF - Awarded the Navy Cross (1918)1918
    02ENS Harlow Bradley, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-148
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