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SC-421



Call sign:
George - Have - Pup - Rush
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the Hiltebrandt Dry Dock Co., Kingston, NY
  • Never commissioned
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110"
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 26
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three Standard 220bhp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    Officer-in-Charge
    01ENS Porter Wisner Van Zandt, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-421
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