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SC-228



Call sign:
George - Cast - Boy - Mike

Call sign (1924):
Nan - Oboe - Pup - Mike
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the New York Yacht, Launch and Engine Co., Morris Heights, NY
  • Commissioned 23 January 1918
  • Sold 20 July 1921 to Henry A. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • 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.
    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
    01LT(T) Alvin E. Skinner, USN1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-228
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    Patrol Craft Sailors Association
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