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USCGC Vaughan (CGSC 152)



Call sign (1924):
Nan - Item - Tare - Dog

ex-USS SC-152



Call sign (1919):
George - Boy - Tare - Dog

Call sign (1919):
Nan - Oboe - King - Zed

SC-152 served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Built by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL
  • Commissioned USS SC-152, 17 January 1918
  • Transferred to the Coast Guard 1 January 1920 and named USCGC Vaughan (CGSC 152) at Key West, FL and placed in commission the same day
  • Decommissioned 1 January 1923 at Curtis Bay, MD
  • Placed in commission 25 April 1923 at San Francisco, CA
  • Decommissioned 28 March 1928 at San Pedro, CA
  • Sold 15 October 1928 to Tom White of Avalon, CA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 26
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220bhp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    USS SC-152)
    SC-152 107k c. 1918
    Boca Grande, FL
    Astern of SC-153    		 John Anderson
    SC-152 113k c. 1918
    Boca Grande, FL
    Airing bunting
    USCGC Vaughan (CGSC 152)
    SC-152 9k
    Namesake:

    Ship's Writer Louis Franklin Vaughan, USCG, a member of the torpedoed USCGC Tampa, lost during World War I

    		 Remember the Tampa!
    Photo added 5 January 2021
    SC-152 141k c. 1925
    San Pedro, CA
    U.S. Coast Guard photo    		 Joe Radigan
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS William M. Burdine, USNRF1918
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-152
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