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SC-661



Call sign:
Nan - William - Tare - Mike

ex-PC-661


SC-661 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union.
SC-497 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down 30 December 1941 by the Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
  • Launched 26 June 1942
  • Commissioned USS PC-661, 26 October 1942
  • Reclassified SC-661 in April 1943
  • Transferred to the Soviet Union 25 May 1945 and reclassified BO-303
  • Assigned to the Soviet Pacific Fleet 8 June 1945
  • Participated in the landing of troops in Rasin (Najin), North Korea on 12 August 1945 and Maoku (Kholmsk), Sakhalin Island, Japan on 20 August 1945
  • Awarded the Order of the Red Banner 25 September 1945
  • Placed out of service 1 February 1954 and scrapped.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 148 t.
  • Length 110' 10"
  • Beam 17'
  • Draft 6' 6"
  • Speed 21 kts.
  • Complement 28
  • Armament: One 40mm gun mount, two .50 cal. machine guns, two depth charge projector "Y Gun," and two depth charge racks
  • Propulsion: Two 1,540bhp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-184A diesel engines, two shafts.
    Click on thumbnail
    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-661 85k Photographed during World War II.
    Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1977
    U.S. Navy photo NH 85415    		 Naval Historical Center
    SC-661 183k Photographed by her builder, Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on 6 October 1942
    U.S. Navy photo NH 96483
    SC-661 85k 6 October 1942 Robert Hurst
    SC-661 440k 6 October 1942
    Photo from U. S. Small Combatants: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-661
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Patrol Craft Sailors Association
    "Subchaser in the South Pacific"
    by J. Henry Doscher, CAPT, USN, Ret.
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