List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-1 to SC-50)

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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 boats built from 1917 to 1919. This article lists details of the first 50 ships of the class.

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Ships

NumberBuilderCommissionedFateNotes
USS SC-1 Naval Station, New Orleans1 October 1917Sold 20 July 1921 [1] [2] Served in European waters during World War 1. [3]
USS SC-2 Naval Station, New Orleans8 January 1918Sold 29 October 1930 to city of New Orleans. [1] [2] Served in Gulf of Mexico. [4]
USS SC-3 Naval Station, New Orleans21 January 1918Sold 4 October 1920. [1] [2] Served in Gulf of Mexico. [5]
USS SC-4 Naval Station, New Orleans19 February 1918Sold 19 March 1920. [1] [2] Served in Gulf of Mexico. [6]
USS SC-5 New York Navy Yard 18 August 1917To France as C-5. [1] [2]
USS SC-6 New York Navy Yard19 August 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-7 New York Navy Yard18 August 1917To France as C-2. [1] [2] Sunk by German bomber at Dunkirk, September 1917 [7]
USS SC-8 New York Navy Yard18 August 1917To France as C-1. [1] [2]
USS SC-9 New York Navy Yard18 August 1917To France as C-3. [1] [2] Destroyed by fire at Dunkirk, 2 June 1918 [7]
USS SC-10 New York Navy Yard18 August 1917To France as C-4. [1] [2]
USS SC-11 New York Navy Yard18 August 1917To France as C-6. [1] [2]
USS SC-12 New York Navy Yard29 September 1917To France as C-7. [1] [2]
USS SC-13 New York Navy Yard29 September 1917To France as C-9. [1] [2]
USS SC-14 New York Navy Yard29 September 1917To France as C-10. [1] [2]
USS SC-15 New York Navy Yard29 September 1917To France as C-11. [1] [2]
USS SC-16 New York Navy Yard29 September 1917To France as C-8. [1] [2]
USS SC-17 New York Navy Yard8 November 1917Sold 24 June 1921 [2]
USS SC-18 New York Navy Yard10 November 1917Transferred to US War Department 1920. [1] [2]
USS SC-19 New York Navy Yard19 October 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-20 New York Navy Yard18 October 1917Transferred to US War Department 1920. [1] [2]
USS SC-21 New York Navy Yard19 October 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-22 New York Navy Yard16 October 1917To US Coast Guard 14 November 1919 as USCGC Quigley. [1] [2] [8] Sold 1 May 1922 [8]
USS SC-23 New York Navy Yard16 October 1917Destroyed by fire 1920. [1] [2]
USS SC-24 New York Navy Yard22 October 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in Atlantic Fleet operating out of New London [9]
USS SC-25 New York Navy Yard16 October 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in Atlantic Fleet. [10]
USS SC-26 New York Navy Yard19 October 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-27 New York Navy Yard8 November 1917To US Coast Guard 13 November 1919 as USCGC Richards. [1] [2] [8] Sold 29 January 1923 [8]
USS SC-28 New York Navy Yard22 December 1917To France as C-24 [1] [2]
USS SC-29 New York Navy Yard22 December 1917To France as C-23. [1] [2]
USS SC-30 New York Navy Yard30 March 1918To France as C-33 [1] [2]
USS SC-31 New York Navy Yard18 May 1918To France as C-46 [11] [2]
USS SC-32 New York Navy Yard30 March 1918To France as C-41. [11] [2]
USS SC-33 New York Navy Yard5 October 1918To France as C-42 [11] [2]
USS SC-34 New York Navy Yard9 January 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]
USS SC-35 New York Navy Yard23 January 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]
USS SC-36 New York Navy Yard23 January 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war. [12]
USS SC-37 New York Navy Yard1 February 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea. [13]
USS SC-38 New York Navy Yard1 February 1918Sold December 1919. [11] [2] Served in European waters. [14]
USS SC-39 New York Navy Yard2 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war. [15]
USS SC-40 New York Navy Yard13 February 1918Sold 14 October 1924. [11] [2] Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919. [16]
USS SC-41 New York Navy Yard19 Febryuary 1918Sold 11 May 1921. [11] [2] Served in European waters. [17]
USS SC-42 New York Navy Yard2 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]
USS SC-43 New York Navy Yard16 May 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]
USS SC-44 New York Navy Yard3 April 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]
USS SC-45 New York Navy Yard1 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919. [18]
USS SC-46 New York Navy Yard16 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Served in European waters (based at Queenstown (now Cobh)) during war. Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919. [19]
USS SC-47 New York Navy Yard27 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Served in European waters (based at Plymouth and Queenstown) during war and minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919. [20]
USS SC-48 New York Navy Yard27 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2] Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war. [21]
USS SC-49 New York Navy Yard27 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]
USS SC-50 New York Navy Yard19 April 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [11] [2]

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Friedman 1987 , p. 468
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 "SC-1 - SC-100". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 1". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 2". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 3". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 4". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. 1 2 Couhat 1974, p. 294.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Flynn 2014 , p. 4
  9. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 24". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 25". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Friedman 1987 , p. 469
  12. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 36". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 37". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 38". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 39". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 40". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 41". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 45". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 46". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 47". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 48". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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