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List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-101 to SC-150)

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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 third 50 ships of the class.

Ships

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Number Builder Commissioned Fate Notes
USS SC-101 Elco
Bayonne, New Jersey
2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England[3] and Brest, France[4] during World War I
Re-acquired by US Navy in 1942 as YP-180, resold in 1945, later named Fidus, Palace II and Fiscus III. Scrapped 1971.[5]
USS SC-102 Elco 12 March 1918 To War Shipping Administration 3 January 1947.[1][2] Sunk by collision with USS Adamant on 11 February 1942 but salvaged on 24 February 1942 and repaired.[6]
USS SC-103 Elco 7 March 1918 Sank at pierside September 1939
Later salvaged and scuttled by burning.[2]
Stationed at Brest, France during World War I.[4]
Lent to Michigan Naval Militia on 1 July 1926 and to Buffalo Council, Boy Scouts of America on 25 September 1936.[1][2]
USS SC-104 Elco 12 March 1918 Sold 22 December 1922.[1][2]
USS SC-105 Elco 9 November 1917 Sold 20 July 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-106 Charleston Navy Yard 31 December 1917 Sold 10 November 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-107 Charleston Navy Yard 19 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-108 Charleston Navy Yard 12 February 1918 Transferred to War Department 18 September 1918.[7][2]
USS SC-109 Charleston Navy Yard 12 February 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-110 Charleston Navy Yard 30 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Based at Plymouth, England and Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland in World War I.
Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea after end of war.[8]
USS SC-111 Charleston Navy Yard 30 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Based at Plymouth, England during World War I.[4]
USS SC-112 Charleston Navy Yard 22 April 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Based at Key West.[9]
USS SC-113 Charleston Navy Yard 3 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-114 Naval Station, New Orleans 28 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Based at Pensacola.[10]
USS SC-115 Naval Station, New Orleans 3 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-116 Norfolk Navy Yard 14 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-117 Norfolk Navy Yard November 1917 Destroyed in fire 22 December 1917.[7][2]
USS SC-118 Norfolk Navy Yard 26 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-119 Norfolk Navy Yard 19 November 1917 Sold 20 December 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-120 Norfolk Navy Yard 4 October 1917 Sold 20 July 1921[7][2] Served in Atlantic Fleet.[11]
USS SC-121 Norfolk Navy Yard 16 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-122 Norfolk Navy Yard 21 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Used as fishing vessel after sale. Renamed Effort III in 1927 and Belboy III in 1949. Scrapped 1957.[12]
USS SC-123 Norfolk Navy Yard 5 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Served off East coast of United States during war.[13]
USS SC-124 Norfolk Navy Yard 11 December 1917 Sold 11 May 1921.[7][2] Based at Corfu during war.[4] Served in Mediterranean post-war.[14]
USS SC-125 Norfolk Navy Yard 27 December 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Served in Azores.[15]
USS SC-126 Norfolk Navy Yard 14 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-127 Norfolk Navy Yard 15 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Served in Mediterranean.[16]
Used as ferry/mail boat between 1924 and 1957.[17]
USS SC-128 Norfolk Navy Yard 18 January 1918 Sold in Italy June 1919.[7][2] Served on Otranto Barrage.[18]
USS SC-129 Norfolk Navy Yard 17 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Served on Otranto Barrage.[19]
USS SC-130 Norfolk Navy Yard 21 December 1917 Sold 11 May 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-131 Norfolk Navy Yard 19 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Served on Otranto Barrage.[20]
USS SC-132 Norfolk Navy Yard 2 February 1918 Sunk in collision 5 June 1918.[7][2]
USS SC-133 Norfolk Navy Yard 13 March 1918 Sold 20 July 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-134 Norfolk Navy Yard 13 March 1918 Sold 20 July 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-135 Norfolk Navy Yard 13 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-136 Norfolk Navy Yard 19 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-137 Hodgdon Brothers
East Boothbay, Maine
14 December 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-138 Hodgdon Brothers
East Boothbay, Maine
24 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Served on US East coast during war.[21]
USS SC-139 Hodgdon Brothers
East Boothbay, Maine
- - Cancelled[7][2]
USS SC-140 Hartman-Greiling
Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 October 1918 To France as C-43.[7] Sunk in collision with the destroyer Fronde, 3 July 1918.[22]
USS SC-141 Hartman-Greiling
Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 December 1917 Sunk in collision with USS SC-171[7] Planned to be transferred to France[7]
USS SC-142 Rocky River Dry Dock
Rocky River, Ohio
30 March 1918 To France as C-34[7][2]
USS SC-143 Rocky River Dry Dock
Rocky River, Ohio
10 November 1917 Sold 9 September 1936.[7][2] Based at Plymouth, England during World War I[23]
USS SC-144 Vinyard Shipbuilding
Milford, Delaware
30 March 1918 Sold to state of Florida 3 February 1923.[7][2] Based at Philadelphia during war.[24]
USS SC-145 Vinyard Shipbuilding
Milford, Delaware
13 March 1918 Sold 7 July 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-146 Vinyard Shipbuilding
Milford, Delaware
30 March 1918 To France as C-35.[7]
USS SC-147 L E Fry
Clayton, New York
13 December 1917 Sold 25 February 1922.[7][2] Served in Otranto Barrage.[25]
USS SC-148 L E Fry
Clayton, New York
10 December 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2] Based at Plymouth, England during World War I[26]
USS SC-149 Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works
Dubuque, Iowa
15 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]
USS SC-150 Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works
Dubuque, Iowa
2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[7][2]

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Friedman 1987, p. 469
  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 "SC-101 - SC-201". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Hull Number: SC 101". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Nutting 1920, p. 178
  5. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "YP-180: ex-SC-101". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-102". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ 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 Friedman 1987, p. 470
  8. ^ "Hull Number: SC 110". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Hull Number: SC 112". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Hull Number: SC 114". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Hull Number: SC 120". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-122". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Hull Number: SC 123". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Hull Number: SC 124". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Hull Number: SC 125". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Hull Number: SC 127". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  17. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-127". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Hull Number: SC 128". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Hull Number: SC 129". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Hull Number: SC 131". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Hull Number: SC 138". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  22. ^ Couhat 1974, p. 294
  23. ^ "Hull Number: SC 143". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Hull Number: SC 144". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Hull Number: SC 147". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Hull Number: SC 148". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

References

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  • 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, USA: Navy Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-713-5.
  • Nutting, William Washburn (1920). The Cinderellas of the Fleet. Jersey City, New Jersey, US: The Standard Motor Construction Company.