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SC-247

Call sign:
George - Cast - Dog - Pup

Call sign (1924):
Nan - Oboe - Quack - Mike

Sea Queen call sign (1948):
William - George - Love - Dog
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the Eastern Shipyard Co., Greenport, NY
  • Commissioned USS SC-247, 20 March 1918
  • Sold 11 May 1921 to Frank C. Payne of Boston, MA
  • Registered in 1927 to Frank Paine of Boston, MA as the yacht 247
  • Registered in 1931 to Arthur Marchand of Fall River, MA as the yacht 247
  • Registered in 1948 to William R. Rowe of Hampton, VA as the fishing boat Sea Queen
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1927 - 81 t.
    1948 - 78 t.
  • Length 110'
    1927 - 104.4'
    1948 - 104.8'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
    1927 - 14.6'
    1948 - 14.9'
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1927 - 8.1'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
    1927 - Three
    1931 - Eight
    1948 - Five
  • 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
    01ENS John R. Haines, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-247
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