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SC-79

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Kingston, NY
  • Commissioned 5 December 1917
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 8.75"
  • Max Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • Armament: One single 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three Standard 220hp gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    SC-79
    1215007902    		 422k RPPC of sub chasers moored at Villefranche, France, probably on their way home from Corfu, 1919. L-R: SC-127, SC-255, SC-256 and SC-79. Jay Milewski
    SC-79 52k Joe Radigan
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Charles R. Richardson, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-79
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