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SC-325



Call sign:
George - Tare - Quack - Nan

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Vice - King
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Built by Kyle and Purdy, City Island, NY
  • Commissioned 13 December 1917
  • Decommissioned 2 August 1919 at Charleston, SC
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • 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 screws.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-252 409k c. 1918
    Ponta Delgada, Azores
    U.S. Navy submarine chasers in the harbor, seen from the south. Present are: SC-337, SC-125, SC-325, SC-349, SC-252, SC-323, SC-216, SC-220, SC-346, SC-345, SC-221, SC-87 and others
    Postcard photo. Courtesy of Commander Donald J. Robinson, USN, (Ret), 1983
    U.S. Navy photo NH 95227    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
    Photo added 9 November 2020
    SC-91 73k c. 1919
    SC-221, SC-222, SC-323, SC-325, SC-220 and SC-91
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS William H. Perot, USNRF1918
    02ENS Elmer M. Fripp, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-325
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