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The small 110-foot (34 m) SC-1-class submarine chasers of the design used in World War I carried the hull designator SC (for Submarine Chaser). [1] Their main weapon was the depth charge. They also carried machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. The similar-sized SC-497-class was built for World War II.
The SC-1 class was a large class of submarine chasers built during World War I for the United States Navy.They were ordered in very large numbers in order to combat attacks by German U-boats, with 442 vessels built from 1917 to 1919.
The US Navy lost six SC boats during World War I; [3] USS SC-60 lost in collision with the tanker Fred M. Weller on 1 October 1918, [5] [6] USS SC-117 in a fire on 22 December 1917, [7] USS SC-132 was lost in collision on 5 June 1918, [7] USS SC-187 in a collision on 4 August 1918, [7] USS SC-209 by friendly fire from the cargo ship SS Felix ...
They were armed with one Bofors 40 mm gun, two Browning M2 .50 cal. machine guns, two depth charge projector "Y guns", and two depth charge tracks. Some of the submarine chasers were lent to Allies of the United States as part of the Lend-Lease program. Fellows & Stewart's SC-1011 went to the Soviet Union. [19] [20] [21]
This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS Albany (CA-123) ... USS South Carolina (CGN-37) USS Springfield (CL-66) USS Sterett (CG-31) Strike cruiser; T.
USS SC-292 1920 sold commercial becoming Trawler "Chief Seattle" [12] USS SC-293 1920 sold commercial becoming Trawler "George L. Harvey" [ 12 ] USS SC-294
A US Navy 110-foot (34 m) submarine chaser in July 1943. Victory Shipbuilding was the name of two shipbuilding companies that built vessels during World War 2.The first was the Victory Shipbuilding Company, of Holland, Michigan, and the second was the Victory Shipbuilding Corporation, of Newport Beach, California.
USS PGM-8 was a PGM-1 class motor gunboat that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was originally laid down as a SC-497 class submarine chaser on 2 November 1942 by the Wilmington Boat Works in Wilmington, California and launched on 1 May 1943. She was commissioned as USS SC-1366 on 12 August 1943.