List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-1 to SC-50) explained

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 boats built from 1917 to 1919. This article lists details of the first 50 ships of the class.

Ships

Number BuilderCommissioned Fate Notes
Naval Station, New Orleans1 October 1917Sold 20 July 1921[1] Served in European waters during World War 1.[2]
Naval Station, New Orleans8 January 1918Sold 29 October 1930 to city of New Orleans.Served in Gulf of Mexico.[3]
Naval Station, New Orleans21 January 1918Sold 4 October 1920.Served in Gulf of Mexico.[4]
Naval Station, New Orleans19 February 1918Sold 19 March 1920.Served in Gulf of Mexico.[5]
18 August 1917 To France as C-5.
New York Navy Yard 19 August 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 18 August 1917 To France as C-2.Sunk by German bomber at Dunkirk, September 1917
New York Navy Yard 18 August 1917 To France as C-1.
New York Navy Yard 18 August 1917 To France as C-3.Destroyed by fire at Dunkirk, 2 June 1918
New York Navy Yard 18 August 1917 To France as C-4.
New York Navy Yard 18 August 1917 To France as C-6.
New York Navy Yard 29 September 1917 To France as C-7.
New York Navy Yard 29 September 1917 To France as C-9.
New York Navy Yard 29 September 1917 To France as C-10.
New York Navy Yard 29 September 1917 To France as C-11.
New York Navy Yard 29 September 1917 To France as C-8.
New York Navy Yard 8 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921
New York Navy Yard 10 November 1917 Transferred to US War Department 1920.
New York Navy Yard 19 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 18 October 1917 Transferred to US War Department 1920.
New York Navy Yard 19 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 16 October 1917 To US Coast Guard 14 November 1919 as USCGC Quigley.Sold 1 May 1922
New York Navy Yard 16 October 1917 Destroyed by fire 1920.
New York Navy Yard 22 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in Atlantic Fleet operating out of New London[6]
New York Navy Yard 16 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in Atlantic Fleet.[7]
New York Navy Yard 19 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 8 November 1917 To US Coast Guard 13 November 1919 as USCGC Richards.Sold 29 January 1923
New York Navy Yard 22 December 1917 To France as C-24
New York Navy Yard 22 December 1917 To France as C-23.
New York Navy Yard 30 March 1918 To France as C-33
New York Navy Yard 18 May 1918 To France as C-46
New York Navy Yard 30 March 1918 To France as C-41.
New York Navy Yard 5 October 1918 To France as C-42
New York Navy Yard 9 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 23 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 23 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war.[8]
New York Navy Yard 1 February 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea.[9]
New York Navy Yard 1 February 1918 Sold December 1919.Served in European waters.[10]
New York Navy Yard 2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war.[11]
New York Navy Yard 13 February 1918 Sold 14 October 1924.Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[12]
New York Navy Yard 19 Febryuary 1918 Sold 11 May 1921.Served in European waters.[13]
New York Navy Yard 2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 16 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 3 April 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 1 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[14]
New York Navy Yard 16 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in European waters (based at Queenstown (now Cobh)) during war. Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[15]
New York Navy Yard 27 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in European waters (based at Plymouth and Queenstown) during war and minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[16]
New York Navy Yard 27 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war.[17]
New York Navy Yard 27 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
New York Navy Yard 19 April 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. SC-1 - SC-100 . 7 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Hull Number: SC 1 . The Subchaser Archives. 7 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Hull Number: SC 2 . The Subchaser Archives. 7 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Hull Number: SC 3 . The Subchaser Archives. 7 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Hull Number: SC 4 . The Subchaser Archives. 7 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Hull Number: SC 24 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Hull Number: SC 25 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Hull Number: SC 36 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  9. Web site: Hull Number: SC 37 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  10. Web site: Hull Number: SC 38 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Hull Number: SC 39 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Hull Number: SC 40 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Hull Number: SC 41 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Hull Number: SC 45 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  15. Web site: Hull Number: SC 46 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  16. Web site: Hull Number: SC 47 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.
  17. Web site: Hull Number: SC 48 . The Subchaser Archives. 8 March 2019.

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