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SC-1478



Call sign:
Nan - Uncle - Jig - William


SC-1478 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union
SC-497 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down 21 July 1943 by the Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Inc., Quincy, MA
  • Launched 25 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS SC-1478, 13 July 1944
  • Transferred to The Soviet Union 2 September 1944 as BO-238
  • Placed out of service 25 June 1956 and sunk off the Kildinsky Reach in agreement with the United States.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 105 t.
  • Length 110' 10"
  • Beam 17'
  • Draft 6' 6"
  • Speed 21 kts.
  • Complement 28
  • Armament: One 40mm gun mount, three 20mm mounts, one or two twin .50 cal. machine guns, two or three depth charge projector "K Guns", 14 depth charges with six single release chocks, two
    sets Mk20 Mousetrap rails with four 7.2 projectiles
  • Propulsion: Two 1,540bhp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-184A diesel engines, two shafts.
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