The 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 fifth group of 50 ships of the class.
Number | Builder | Commissioned | Fate | Notes | |
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General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 23 April 1918 | Sold 6 June 1922.[1] | |||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 23 April 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921 | |||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 25 April 1918 | To US Coast Guard 21 November 1919 as USCGC Larsen. | Decommissioned 1 January 1923, sold 11 January 1923. | ||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 25 April 1918 | Sold 27 July 1922. | |||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 25 April 1918 | Sold 3 September 1920 | |||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 25 April 1918 | Sold 1 June 1921. | Based at Plymouth, England and Queenstown, Ireland during World War I.[2] | ||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 26 April 1918 | Sold 21 April 1921. | Based at Plymouth, England during war and took part in post war minesweeping operations in North Sea.[3] | ||
General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp. Alexandria, Virginia | 15 May 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Based at Plymouth, England during war and took part in post war minesweeping operations in North Sea.[4] | ||
March 1918 | Sunk 27 August 1918. | Sunk by gunfire by the cargo ship, south of Long Island after Felix Taussig mistook her for an enemy submarine. Eighteen members of SC-209s crew died.[5] [6] | |||
Mathis Yacht Building Company Camden, New Jersey | 18 March 1918 | Sold 23 April 1930. | Served at Gibraltar during war. | ||
Mathis Yacht Building Company Camden, New Jersey | 28 November 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Served in Azores during war. | ||
Mathis Yacht Building Company Camden, New Jersey | 15 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Served at Gibraltar during war. | ||
Mathis Yacht Building Company Camden, New Jersey | 18 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Served in Azores during war. | ||
1 December 1917 | Sold 21 February 1927. | Served at Gibraltar during war. | |||
Alex McDonald Mariners Harbor, Staten Island | 24 December 1917 | Sold 28 June 1919 | Based at Corfu during war. | ||
Alex McDonald Mariners Harbor, Staten Island | 14 February 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921. | Based at Corfu during war. | ||
Alex McDonald Mariners Harbor, Staten Island | 19 February 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Based at Corfu during war. | ||
9 February 1918 | Sold 21 July 1921. | ||||
Newcomb Lifeboat Company Hampton, Virginia | 19 February 1918 | Destroyed in fire 9 October 1918. | |||
Newcomb Lifeboat Company Hampton, Virginia | 13 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Based at Plymouth, England during war. | ||
Newcomb Lifeboat Company Hampton, Virginia | 13 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Based at Plymouth, England during war. | ||
Newcomb Lifeboat Company Hampton, Virginia | 13 March 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921. | Based at Plymouth, England and Queenstown, Ireland during war.[7] | ||
5 December 1917 | Sold 18 March 1936. | Served at Gibraltar during war. Used for survey duties around Cuba during 1920s.[8] | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 27 October 1917 | Sold 8 September 1936. | Based at Brest, France and Plymouth, England during war.[9] | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 10 December 1917 | Sold 11 May 1921 | Based at Corfu and served on Otranto patrol.[10] | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 24 December 1917 | Sold 20 July 1921. | Based at Bordeaux during war. Used as fishing boat with name By Gar.[11] | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 24 December 1917 | Sold 14 October 1924. | Based at Corfu during war. | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 23 January 1918 | Sold 20 July 1921. | Served at Plymouth, England and Queenstown, Ireland during war, and on minesweeping duties in North Sea after war.[12] | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 23 January 1918 | To US Coast Guard 14 August 1942 as USCGC Boone (WPC-335). | Decommissioned 6 June 1945. Disposed of 8 March 1946 | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 8 February 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 8 February 1918 | To US Coast Guard 14 August 1942 as USCGC Blaze (WPC-336). | Decommissioned 25 September 1944. Disposed of 8 March 1946 | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 8 February 1918 | Sold 12 December 1923. | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 21 February 1918 | To US War Department 2 September 1919 | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 21 February 1918 | To US War Department 2 September 1919 | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 2 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 2 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 7 March 1918 | Sold 18 May 1923. | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 12 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Re-acquired by War Shipping Administration 1943 To US Coast Guard as USCGC Bowstring (WPC-365) 7 July 1943. Decommissioned 23 December 1944. Disposed of 6 January 1946.[13] | ||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 19 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 20 March 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921 | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 8 April 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921 | |||
New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co. Morris Heights, Bronx | 8 April 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921 | |||
11 January 1917 | To France as C-17 | ||||
Eastern Shipyard Co. Greenport, New York | 10 December 1917 | Sold 11 May 1921. | Based at Corfu during war. | ||
Eastern Shipyard Co. Greenport, New York | 7 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | Served on East coast of US.[14] | ||
Eastern Shipyard Co. Greenport, New York | 7 March 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. | |||
Eastern Shipyard Co. Greenport, New York | 20 March 1918 | Sold 11 May 1921. | |||
Eastern Shipyard Co. Greenport, New York | 17 January 1918 | Sold 28 June 1919. | Based at Corfu during war. | ||
18 May 1918 | To France as C-47. | ||||
Chance Marine Construction Co. Annapolis, Maryland | 17 May 1918 | Sold 24 June 1921. |