USS SC-131, sometimes styled as either Submarine Chaser No. 131 or S.C.-131, was an SC-1-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I. Was the first U.S. Vessel to enter the Austro-German base at Cattaro after the signing of the armistice.[1] On December 22, 1918 the ship left in a convoy from Corfu to Malta.[2]
Photo from the 24 August 1919 edition of the New York Times
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Name | SC-131 |
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Launched | 1917 |
Fate | Unknown |
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Class and type | SC-1-class submarine chaser |
Displacement | 75 t |
Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
Beam | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Draft | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h) |
Endurance | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
Complement | 26 |
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Captained by Lieutenant commander Joseph L. Day won the Bermuda to New York race in 56 hours and 56 minutes beating the former record by 8 hours and 43 minutes.[3] [4] [5] The race was between six submarine Chasers 90, 129, 131, 217, 224, 351.[6] During the race one ship had mechanical difficulties when USS SC 129 broke a crankshaft and with only two engines was disqualified under the race rules.[7]