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SC-339



Call sign:
George - Tare - Rush - Cast

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - Xray - Dog
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the American Car and Foundry Co., Wilmington, DE
  • Commissioned 16 February 1918
  • Grounded in a hurricane 19 September 1919 at Key West, FL
  • Machinery and fittings salvaged
  • Hull sold 25 January 1921 to George I. Knowles of Key West
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220hp Standard gasoline engines, three screws.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-104 395k Inboard profile, inboard arrangement, deck plan, 110 foot U.S. submarine chaser
    U.S. Navy photo NH 83619    		 Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Nathan Wayne Bard, USNRF - Awarded the Legion of Merit (1944) (Then a Captain, USN)1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-339
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