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 eighth group of 50 ships of the class.
Ships
edit| Number | Builder | Commissioned | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS SC-351 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
8 January 1918 | Sold 19 October 1920[1][2] | Based at Plymouth and Bordeaux during war.[3][4] |
| USS SC-352 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
2 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921[1][2] | Based at Plymouth during war.[3][5] |
| USS SC-353 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
20 March 1918 | Sold 18 March 1936.[1][2] | Operated in European waters during war. Redesignated PC-353 in 1920,and decommissioned same year. Recommissioned as survey vessel operating in Cuban waters in 1922.[6] |
| USS SC-354 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
2 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] | Deployed to Arkhangelsk in North Russia in June–July 1918 along with SC-256 and SC-95.[7] Renamed Frankie and Rose 1921 Fishing boat 353 in 1927 Fishing boat Frank W. Wilkisson in 1931.[8] |
| USS SC-355 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
12 March 1918 | Sold 13 March 1922.[1][2] | |
| USS SC-356 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
8 April 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] | Based at Plymouth and Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland during war Took part in sweeping of Northern Barrage in 1919[9] |
| USS SC-357 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-54[2] | |
| USS SC-358 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-56[2] | |
| USS SC-359 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-60[2] | |
| USS SC-360 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
27 September 1918 | To France as C-73[2] | |
| USS SC-361 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-57[2] | |
| USS SC-362 | College Point Boat College Point, Queens |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-49[2] | |
| USS SC-363 | Elco Bayonne, New Jersey |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-50[2] | |
| USS SC-364 | Elco Bayonne, New Jersey |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-51[2] | |
| USS SC-365 | Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville, Florida |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-70.[2] | |
| USS SC-366 | Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville, Florida |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-71.[2] | |
| USS SC-367 | Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville, Florida |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-72.[2] | |
| USS SC-368 | Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville, Florida |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-95.[2] | Still in service at start of World War II in 1939.[10][11] Paid-off for scrap early 1940.[10] |
| USS SC-369 | Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville, Florida |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-96.[2] | |
| USS SC-370 | Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville, Florida |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-97.[2] | |
| USS SC-371 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-61.[2] | |
| USS SC-372 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-58.[2] | Still in service at start of World War II in 1939.[10][11] Paid-off for scrap early 1940.[10] |
| USS SC-373 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-62.[2] | |
| USS SC-374 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-52.[2] | |
| USS SC-375 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-55.[2] | |
| USS SC-376 | Kyle & Purdy City Island, Bronx |
27 September 1918 | To France as C-74.[2] | Still in service at start of World War II in 1939.[10][11] Paid-off for scrap early 1940.[10] |
| USS SC-377 | Kyle & Purdy City Island, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-59.[2] | |
| USS SC-378 | Kyle & Purdy City Island, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-63.[2] | |
| USS SC-379 | Kyle & Purdy City Island, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-73.[2] | |
| USS SC-380 | Kyle & Purdy City Island, Bronx |
27 September 1918 | To France as C-75.[2] | |
| USS SC-381 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-64.[2] | |
| USS SC-382 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-69.[2] | |
| USS SC-383 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
27 September 1918 | To France as C-76.[2] | |
| USS SC-384 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
27 September 1918 | To France as C-77.[2] | |
| USS SC-385 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-80.[2] | |
| USS SC-386 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-64.[2] | |
| USS SC-387 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-82.[2] | |
| USS SC-388 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-90.[2] | |
| USS SC-389 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-91.[12] | |
| USS SC-390 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-92.[12] | |
| USS SC-391 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-93.[12] | |
| USS SC-392 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-89.[12] | |
| USS SC-393 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-66.[12] | |
| USS SC-394 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-65.[12] | |
| USS SC-395 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-67.[12] | |
| USS SC-396 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
9 June 1918 | To France as C-68.[12] | |
| USS SC-397 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
27 September 1918 | To France as C-78.[12] | |
| USS SC-398 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-79.[12] | |
| USS SC-399 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-83.[12] | |
| USS SC-400 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-86.[12] |
See also
edit- List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-1 to SC-50)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-51 to SC-100)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-101 to SC-150)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-151 to SC-200)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-201 to SC-250)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-251 to SC-300)
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e f "SC-301 - SC-400". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Friedman 1987, p. 473
- ^ a b Nutting 1920, p. 178
- ^ "Hull Number: SC 351". The Subchaser Archives. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Hull Number: SC 352". The Subchaser Archives. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "PC-353, ex SC-353". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Nutting 1920, pp. 116–127
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-354". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Hull Number: SC 356". The Subchaser Archives. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Le Masson 1969, p. 33
- ^ a b c Couhat 1971, p. 110
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Friedman 1987, p. 474
References
edit- Couhat, Jean Labayle (1971). French Warships of World War II. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0153-7.
- Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants: Including PT-Boats, Subchasers and the Brown Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Navy Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-713-5.
- Le Masson, Henri (1969). The French Navy: Volume Two. Navies of the Second World War. London. ISBN 0-356-02385-X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nutting, William Washburn (1920). The Cinderellas of the Fleet. Jersey City, New Jersey, US: The Standard Motor Construction Company.