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SC-283



Call sign:
George - Tare - Nan - Love

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

  • Laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
  • Launched 3 October 1917
  • Commissioned 22 April 1918
  • Conducted trial runs, 24 April, 7, 11, 13, 15 - 16 May, and 3 June 1918
  • Entered Dry Dock No. 1, 29 May to 3 June and returned 5 - 10 June 1918
  • Departed Mare Island 11 June 1918
  • Sold 13 March 1922 to Colon Import and Export Co. Ltd., Colon, Republic of Panama
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Draft 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.
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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-283
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