List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-51 to SC-100)

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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 vessels built from 1917 to 1919. This article lists details of the second 50 ships of the class.

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Ships

NumberBuilderCommissionedFateNotes
USS SC-51 New York Navy Yard 23 April 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-52 New York Navy Yard23 April 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-53 New York Navy Yard30 April 1918Scuttled by burning 1920. [1] [2]
USS SC-54 New York Navy Yard11 May 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-55 New York Navy Yard3 November 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-56 New York Navy Yard6 May 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-57 New York Navy Yard6 May 1918Sold 12 December 1935. [1] [2]
USS SC-58 New York Navy Yard6 May 1918Burned 2 May 1919. [1] [2]
USS SC-59 New York Navy Yard11 May 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-60 New York Navy YardMay 1918Sunk in collision 1 October 1918. [1] [2] Sunk in collision with tanker off New York. 2 Killed. [3]
USS SC-61 New York Navy Yard16 May 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in North American waters during World War I, arriving at the Azores after the war's end. [4]
USS SC-62 New York Navy Yard11 May 1918Sold 6 March 1922. [1] [2] Based in Azores during the war. [5]
USS SC-63 New York Navy Yard16 May 1918Sold 22 July 1931. [1] [2] Based in Azores during the war. [5]
USS SC-64 New York Navy Yard16 May 1918Sold 11 March 1943. [1] [2] Based in Azores during the war. [5] Converted to water tanker. Renamed YW-97 on 30 November 1942.
USS SC-65 Mathis Yacht Building 1 November 1917To France as C-13. [1] [2]
USS SC-66 Mathis Yacht Building1 November 1917To France as C-14. [1] [2]
USS SC-67 Mathis Yacht Building22 December 1917To France as C-22. [1] [2]
USS SC-68 Mathis Yacht Building15 March 1918To US Coast Guard 15 January 1920 as USCGC Hansen. [1] [2] [6] Sold 27 April 1927. [6]
USS SC-69 Mathis Yacht Building16 February 1918Sold 9 December 1922. [1] [2]
USS SC-70 Mathis Yacht Building16 February 1918To US Coast Guard 15 January 1920 as USCGC Newbury [1] [2] [6] Sold 11 December 1925. [6]
USS SC-71 Mathis Yacht Building28 March 1918Sold 26 May 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-72 Mathis Yacht Building21 March 1918Sold 4 November 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-73 Mathis Yacht Building20 March 1918Sold 26 May 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-74 Mathis Yacht Building20 March 1918Sold 26 May 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-75 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		1 November 1917To France as C-16. [1] [2]
USS SC-76 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		1 November 1917To France as C-15. [1] [2]
USS SC-77 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		5 December 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in France during war. [7]
USS SC-78 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		14 November 1917Sold June 1919. [1] [2] Served on Otranto Barrage. [8]
USS SC-79 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		5 December 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in North American waters. [9]
USS SC-80 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		18 December 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in Mediterranean. [10]
USS SC-81 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		18 December 1917Sank 6 August 1920. [1] [2] Served in France during war. [11] Sunk near Charleston, South Carolina. [2]
USS SC-82 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		21 February 1918Sold June 1919. [1] [2]
USS SC-83 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		21 February 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Based at Plymouth, England during war. [12]
USS SC-84 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		21 February 1918Sank 6 August 1920. [1] [2] Sunk near Charleston, South Carolina. [2]
USS SC-85 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		21 February 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Based at Plymouth, England during war. [13]
USS SC-86 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		21 February 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Based at Plymouth, England during war. [14]
USS SC-87 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		21 February 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Based at Plymouth, England during war. [15]
USS SC-88 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		1 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-89 Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,
Kingston New York		1 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-90 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey 		14 November 1917Sold 11 August 1920. [1] [2] Served on Otranto Barrage. [16]
USS SC-91 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		5 December 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in European waters, based at Queenstown (now Cobh) and Plymouth. [17]
USS SC-92 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		5 December 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served on Otranto Barrage. [18]
USS SC-93 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		5 December 1917Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served on Otranto Barrage. [19]
USS SC-94 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		24 December 1917Sold 1919. [1] [2] Served in Mediterranean, based at Corfu. [20]
USS SC-95 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		24 December 1917Sold 1919. [1] [2] Deployed to Arkhangelsk in North Russia in June–July 1918 along with SC-256 and SC-354. [21]
USS SC-96 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		18 December 1917Sold 4 March 1924. [1] [2] Served in Mediterranean, based at Corfu. [22]
USS SC-97 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		18 January 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in European waters (based at Plymouth) during war. [23]
USS SC-98 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		19 February 1918Sold 14 October 1924. [1] [2] Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919. [24]
USS SC-99 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		3 March 1918Sold 11 May 1921. [1] [2]
USS SC-100 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey		2 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. [1] [2] Served in European waters (based at Plymouth) during war. [25]

See also

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 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Friedman 1987 , p. 469
  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 51 52 "SC-1 - SC-100". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 60". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 61". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Nutting 1920 , p. 178
  6. 1 2 3 4 Flynn 2014 , p. 4
  7. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 77". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 78". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 79". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 80". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 81". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 83". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 85". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 86". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 87". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 90". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 91". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 92". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 93". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 94". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  21. ↑ Nutting 1920 , pp. 116–127
  22. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 96". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 97". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  24. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 98". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Hull Number: SC 100". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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