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SC-253



Call sign:
George - Tare - Mike - Fox

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

  • Laid down by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA
  • Commissioned USS SC-253, 7 March 1918
  • Sold 9 December 1922 to M. A. Funchess of Gulfport, MS as the yacht Argo
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
    1926 - 83 t.
  • Length 110'
    1926 - 105'
  • Beam 14' 9"
    1926 - 14.5'
  • Draft 5' 8"
    1926 - 8.3'
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 26
    1926 - Five
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220hp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    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
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-253
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