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 ninth group of 48 ships of the class.
Ships
edit| Number | Builder | Commissioned | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS SC-401 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-98[1] | Took part in Dunkirk evacuation. Seized by UK in July 1940[2] Scrapped 1940[2] |
| USS SC-402 | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Morris Heights, Bronx |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-85[1] | |
| USS SC-403 | Rocky River Dry Dock Co. Rocky River, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-87[1] | |
| USS SC-404 | Rocky River Dry Dock Co. Rocky River, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-88[1] | |
| USS SC-405 | Rocky River Dry Dock Co. Rocky River, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | Renumbered SC-177 [1] | Planned for transfer to France but damaged during grounding before delivery and swapped with SC-177.[1] |
| USS SC-406 | Rocky River Dry Dock Co. Rocky River, Ohio |
24 October 1918 | To France as C-94[1] | |
| USS SC-407 | Camden Anchor-Rockland Machine Co Camden, Maine |
16 January 1919 | Sold 21 April 1920[1] | Yacht North Star 1927, Fishing boat 1931, Freighter 1933, Cod fishing boat 1937.[3] |
| USS SC-408 | Camden Anchor-Rockland Machine Co Camden, Maine |
11 February 1919 | Sold 6 June 1922[1] | Never commissioned[4] |
| USS SC-409 | Chance Marine Construction Annapolis, Maryland |
3 February 1918 | Sold 24 June 1922[1] | Never commissioned[4] |
| USS SC-410 | Chance Marine Construction Annapolis, Maryland |
N/A | N/A | Cancelled during construction[1] |
| USS SC-411 | Clayton Ship & Boat Building Co Clayton, New York |
1 May 1919 | Sold 30 January 1920[1] | Named Brunette 1920, renamed Sentinel 1925, renamed Romance 1926 Extant 1954[5] |
| USS SC-412 | Clayton Ship & Boat Building Co Clayton, New York |
1 May 1919 | Decommissioned 25 July 1945[6] | To Maritime Commission 7 August 1946[4] Fishing boat Joe-De-Mac 1948 Scrapped 1953[6] |
| USS SC-413 | College Point Boat Corp. College Point, New York |
1919 | To War Department 30 April 1920[1] | Sold 24 June 1921[1] |
| USS SC-414 | College Point Boat Corp. College Point, New York |
1919 | To War Department 2 September 1919[1] | Artillery Steamer V-1 Decommissioned 15 February 1920[7] |
| USS SC-415 | College Point Boat Corp. College Point, New York |
8 January 1919 | To US Coast Guard 16 December 1919 as USCGC Hahn.[1][8] | Sold 29 January 1923 [8] |
| USS SC-416 | College Point Boat Corp. College Point, New York |
13 January 1919 | Sold 24 June 1921.[1] | |
| USS SC-417 | College Point Boat Corp. College Point, New York |
31 January 1919 | To US Coast Guard 16 December 1919 as USCGC Stellenwerf.[1][8] | Sold 25 May 1922[9] |
| USS SC-418 | College Point Boat Corp. College Point, New York |
1919 | Sold 4 March 1920.[1][4] | |
| USS SC-419 | Great Lakes Boat Building Corp. Milwaukee |
22 November 1918 | Sold 27 April 1927.[1] | Naval Reserve training vessel[10] |
| USS SC-420 | Great Lakes Boat Building Corp. Milwaukee |
1919 | Sold 3 February 1920.[1] | Opco 1920, Mareuilendole 1921[11] |
| USS SC-421 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
1919 | Sold 24 June 1921.[1] | |
| USS SC-422 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
1919 | Sold 11 May 1921.[1] | Yacht Dorothy 1927[12] |
| USS SC-423 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
1919 | Sold 11 May 1921.[1] | |
| USS SC-424 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
21 December 1918 | Sold 19 May 1921.[1] | Named Nelmore 1923, Freighter Noca 1927[13] |
| USS SC-425 | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
23 December 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921.[1] | York 1923, Freight boat Cico 1927[14] |
| USS SC-426 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
8 January 1919 | Sold 6 June 1922.[1] | |
| USS SC-427 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
8 January 1919 | Sold 17 August 1921.[1] | |
| USS SC-428 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
8 January 1919 | Loaned to City of Baltimore 16 May 1921.[1] | Used as fireboat with name Cascade by Baltimore. Returned to US Navy 1960.[15] |
| USS SC-429 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
28 December 1918 | Sold 26 May 1921.[1] | Freighter Explorer 1926[16] |
| USS SC-430 | Mathis Yacht Building Camden, New Jersey |
15 January 1919 | Sold 21 October 1921.[1] | Fishing boat Anna M 1931, Fishing boat Uncle John 1948[17] |
| USS SC-431 | Matthews Boat Co. Port Clinton, Ohio |
29 October 1919 | To US Coast Guard on completion as USCGC Knudsen.[1][8] | Returned to US Navy 31 August 1921 To Maritime Commission for disposal 9 December 1946 Fishing boat Admiral 1948, renamed Sea Mist 1978 No records after 1984[18] |
| USS SC-432 | Matthews Boat Co. Port Clinton, Ohio |
To Maritime Commission for disposal 27 July 1945[1] | ||
| USS SC-433 | Matthews Boat Co. Port Clinton, Ohio |
25 December 1918 | To US Coast Guard as USCGC Klingelhoefer 29 October 1919[8] | Returned to US Navy 31 August 1921 Scuttled Lake Ontario, 29 January 1938[19] |
| USS SC-434 | Alexander McDonald Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
11 January 1919 | Sold 22 April 1920[1] | Yacht Manchonoch 1920, Center engine removed Fishing boat 1931, still extant 1933[20] |
| USS SC-435 | Alexander McDonald Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
27 January 1919[1] | US Coast Guard as USCGC Johansson 21 October 1919[8] | Never commissioned in US Navy[4] Sold 27 December 1922 Fishing boat Waltham II 1931[21] |
| USS SC-436 | Alexander McDonald Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
4 February 1919[1] | Sold 1 June 1921[1] | Never commissioned in US Navy[4] Fishing boat Beatrice K, still extant 1931[22] |
| USS SC-437 | Rocky River Dry Dock Co. Rocky River, Ohio |
1 March 1919[1] | US Coast Guard as USCGC Boyce 29 October 1919[8] | Returned to US Navy 31 August 1921[8] Used for training on Great Lakes[23] To Maritime Commission for disposal 21 March 1947[1] Freighter Charlmar 1947, scrapped 1961[23] |
| USS SC-438 | Matthews Boat Port Clinton, Ohio |
1919[1] | US Coast Guard as USCGC Cook 22 November 1919[8] | Sold 28 May 1936[8] Civilian Islander - re-engined with two diesel engines[24] To US Coast Guard 5 March 1943 as USCGC Bonneville (WIX-375)[8] Sold 1946 - Civilian Victory 1952, renamed Admiral. Scrapped 1957[24] |
| USS SC-439 | Howard E. Wheeler Brooklyn, New York |
3 January 1919 | Sold 25 February 1922.[1] | |
| USS SC-440 | Howard E. Wheeler Brooklyn, New York |
20 January 1919 | Scrapped August 1942.[1] | Used for training at US Naval Academy[25] |
| USS SC-441 | Howard E. Wheeler Brooklyn, New York |
21 January 1919 | Sold 26 June 1922.[1] | |
| USS SC-442 | Howard E. Wheeler Brooklyn, New York |
- | Cancelled 1918.[1] | |
| USS SC-443 | U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans | 26 August 1919 | Sold 29 January 1924.[1] | |
| USS SC-444 | U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans | 26 August 1919 | Sold 24 March 1923.[1] | |
| USS SC-445 | U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans | - | Cancelled 20 November 1918.[1] | |
| USS SC-446 | U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans | - | Cancelled 20 November 1918.[1] | |
| USS SC-447 | U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans | - | Cancelled 20 November 1918.[1] | |
| USS SC-448 | U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans | - | Cancelled 20 November 1918.[1] |
See also
edit- List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-1 to SC-50)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-51 to SC-100)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-101 to SC-150)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-151 to SC-200)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-201 to SC-250)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-251 to SC-300)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-301 to SC-350)
- List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-351 to SC-400)
References
edit- ^ 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 aw ax Friedman 1987, p. 474
- ^ a b Couhat 1971, p. 110
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-407". NavSource. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "SC-401 - SC-500". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-411". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-412". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "U.S. Army Artillery Steamer V-1: ex-USS SC-414". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Flynn 2014, p. 4
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "USCGC Stellenwerf (CGSC 417): ex-SC-417". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-419 ex-PC-419". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-420". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-422". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-424". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-425". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-428". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-429". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-430". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "USS SC-431, ex-USS PC-431, ex-USCGC Knudsen (CGSC 431), ex-USS PC-431". NavSource. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "USS SC-433, ex-USCGC Klingelhoefer (CGSC 433), ex-USS SC-433". NavSource. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-434". NavSource. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "USCGC Johanson (CGSC 435), ex-SC-435". NavSource. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-436". NavSource. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-440, ex-PC-440". NavSource. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- Flynn, Jim (2014). "U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft: Major Classes - 100-feet to 150 feet in length: 1915 to 2012" (PDF). US Coast Guard. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle (1971). French Warships of World War II. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0153-7.
- 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.