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

Summary

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.

Ships edit

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

See also edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ 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 Friedman 1987, p. 468
  2. ^ 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 am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "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. ^ a b Couhat 1974, p. 294.
  8. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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.

References edit

  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants: Including PT-Boats, Subchasers and the Brown Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Navy Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-713-5.
  • Flynn, Jim (2014). "U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft: Major Classes - 100-feet to 150 feet in length: 1915 to 2012" (PDF). US Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  • Moore, John (1990). Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Studio. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.

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