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SC-71



Call sign:
Nan - Oboe - Dog - Tare
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down at the Mathis Yacht Building C0., Camden, NJ
  • Commissioned USS SC-71, 28 March 1918
  • Used in connection with efforts to salvage the submarine S-5 (SS 110) which sank in September 1920
  • Sold 26 May 1921 to Henry A. Hitner Sons Co. of Philadelphia, PA
  • Sale to take effect when no longer required for salvage operations
  • Delivered to purchaser 19 September 1921
  • 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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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Sea Gull 224k Tied up with Submarine Chaser SC-71 at the Cape May Naval Base, Sewells Point, New Jersey, circa 1918. Ship in the background is a Coast Guard Cutter, probably USCGC Morrill. A Curtiss HS-2L seaplane is taxiing by
    U.S. Navy photos NH 42452, NH 42453 and NH 42454    		 Naval Historical Center
    Sea Gull 180k
    Sea Gull 176k
    SC-71 154k c. 1918
    The two menhaden fishing boats in the background were probably part of the section patrol (SP)
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 42584    		 Mike Green
    SC-71
    1215007102    		 406k RPPC of SC-71 at sea, date and location unknown. Jay Milewski
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-71
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