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SC-167



Call sign:
George - Boy - Tare - Sail

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Love - Pup

Natalon call sign (1927):
Mike - Dog - Vice - William
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down in 1917 at Howard E. Wheeler, Brooklyn, NY
  • Commissioned USS SC-167, 8 April 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Registered in 1927 to James D. Hurdof of New York, NY as the yacht Natalon
  • Registered in 1931 to Howard F. Baxter of Grand Rapids, MI as the yacht Surcease
  • Registered in 1933 to Joseph C. Dissette of Holland, MI as the yacht Surcease
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1927 - 79 t.
  • Length 110'
    1927 - 104.3'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
    1029 - 14.9'
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1927 - 8.3'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
    1927 - Four
    1931 - Three
  • 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
    Removed center engine and shaft, reduced to 440hp.
    Click on thumbnail
    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
    01LTJG Robert S. Saunders, USNRF1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-167
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