USS SC-743

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS SC-743
BuilderJulius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York
Laid down24 April 1942
Launched26 August 1942
Commissioned27 February 1943
FateTransferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948
Flag of the Philippines.svgPhilippines
Acquired2 July 1948
StatusUnknown
General characteristics
Class and type SC-497-class submarine chaser
Displacement95 long tons (97 t)
Length110 ft 10 in (33.78 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (full)
Propulsion
  • 2 × General Motors 8-268A diesel engines
  • Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 shafts.
Speed15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Complement28 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS SC-743 was a United States Navy SC-497-class submarine chaser which after service during World War II was transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1948.

The ship was laid down on 24 April 1942 at Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York, launched on 26 August 1942, and commissioned on 27 February 1943. Assigned to the South West Pacific Area she was damaged by a dive bomber while covering the landings during the battle of Arawe, New Britain on 17 December 1943. [1] She was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1948.

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References

  1. Morison (1958), p. 377.