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SC-6

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
World War I Victory Medal
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:
  • Built by Navy Yard, New York, NY
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Commissioned SC-6, 19 February 1918
  • Sold 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, PA

    Beatrice

  • Fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Hull Wood
    Displacement 85 tons
    Length 110; 0" overall
    Beam 14' 8.75"
    Draft 5' 8"
    Speed 18 knots
    Complement 27
    Armament
    one 3"/23 gun
    two .30 cal machine guns
    one "Y Gun" depth charge projector
    Propulsion
    three Standard gasoline engines
    three shafts, 660hp
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-6
    1215000601    		 142k Underway at New York Navy Yard in dazzle camouflage, circa 1918. Joe Radigan
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Harold Lockwood Eldridge, USNRF1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-6
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    Last Updated 31 October 2025