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SC-690



Call sign:
Nan - William - Yoke - Zebra

ex-PC-690


SC-690 served the Navies of the United States and France.
SC-497 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down 22 May 1942 by the Annapolis Yacht Yard Inc., Annapolis, MD
  • Launched 7 September 1942
  • Commissioned PC-690, 16 December 1942
  • Reclassified SC-690 in April 1943
  • Transferred to France and reclassified CH-106, 24 October 1944
  • Fate unknown.

    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 tracks
  • Propulsion: Two 1,540bhp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-184A diesel engines, two shafts.
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    Commanding Officers
    01LTJG Joseph Weber, USN - USNA Class of 19401943
    Courtesy of Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-690
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