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SC-42



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - Cast - King
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Commissioned 2 March 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three Standard 220hp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-102 107k SC 102, SC 105 and SC 42 marked N-5, N-6 and N-2 respectively Subchaser Archives
    Commanding Officers
    01LTJG Raymond H. Finley, USNRF1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-42
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    Patrol Craft Sailors Association
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