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SC-342



Call sign:
George - Cast - Have - Mike
SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser:

  • Laid down by the American Car and Foundry Co., Wilmington, DE
  • Commissioned 15 March 1918
  • Sold 26 May 1921 to the Henry A. Hitner Sons Co. of Philadelphia, PA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 85 t.
  • Length 110'
  • Beam 14' 9"
  • Draft (fl) 5' 8"
  • Speed 18 kts.
  • Complement 27
  • Armament: One 3"/23 gun mount, two .30 cal. machine guns, and one depth charge projector "Y Gun"
  • Propulsion: Three 220hp Standard gasoline engines, three shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    SC-39 66k A number of submarine chasers in english waters. SC-39, SC-342 and SC-354 are in the foreground The Sixtant.Com World War II in the South Atlantic website
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS John A. B. Yarnall, USNRF - Awarded the Navy Cross (1918)15 March 1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for SC-342
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