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SC-209



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - Nan - Mike

Sunk 27 August 1918
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down in 1917 by the Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, NJ
  • Commissioned USS SC-209 in March 1918
  • Sunk by gunfire from Felix Taussig (ID 2282), 27 August 1918 south of Long Island, NY at 40° 8' N., 73° 12' W. Mistaken for enemy submarine, 18 lives lost, two officers and 16 men, four wounded
  • Struck from the Naval Register in late 1919.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 26
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220bhp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-209 123k National Archives photo RG-165-WW, Fiche 1358 Dan Treadwell
    SC-209 224k Submarine Chasers at sea in August 1918 with USS SC-209 in the lead
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 63449    		 Mike Green
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-209
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