List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-201 to SC-250)

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 fifth group of 50 ships of the class.

Ships

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Number Builder Commissioned Fate Notes
USS SC-201 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
23 April 1918 Sold 6 June 1922.[1][2]
USS SC-202 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
23 April 1918 Sold 24 June 1921[1][2]
USS SC-203 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
25 April 1918 To US Coast Guard 21 November 1919 as USCGC Larsen.[2][3] Decommissioned 1 January 1923, sold 11 January 1923.[3]
USS SC-204 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
25 April 1918 Sold 27 July 1922.[1][2]
USS SC-205 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
25 April 1918 Sold 3 September 1920[2]
USS SC-206 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
25 April 1918 Sold 1 June 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England[4] and Queenstown, Ireland during World War I.[5]
USS SC-207 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
26 April 1918 Sold 21 April 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England during war[4] and took part in post war minesweeping operations in North Sea.[6]
USS SC-208 General Shipbuilding & Aero Corp.
Alexandria, Virginia
15 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England during war[4] and took part in post war minesweeping operations in North Sea.[7]
USS SC-209 Mathis Yacht Building Company
Camden, New Jersey
March 1918 Sunk 27 August 1918.[1][2] Sunk by gunfire by the cargo ship Felix Taussig, south of Long Island after Felix Taussig mistook her for an enemy submarine. Eighteen members of SC-209's crew died.[8][9]
USS SC-210 Mathis Yacht Building Company
Camden, New Jersey
18 March 1918 Sold 23 April 1930.[1][2] Served at Gibraltar during war.[4]
USS SC-211 Mathis Yacht Building Company
Camden, New Jersey
28 November 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Served in Azores during war.[4]
USS SC-212 Mathis Yacht Building Company
Camden, New Jersey
15 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Served at Gibraltar during war.[4]
USS SC-213 Mathis Yacht Building Company
Camden, New Jersey
18 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Served in Azores during war.[4]
USS SC-214 Alex McDonald
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
1 December 1917 Sold 21 February 1927.[1][2] Served at Gibraltar during war.[4]
USS SC-215 Alex McDonald
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
24 December 1917 Sold 28 June 1919[1][2] Based at Corfu during war.[4]
USS SC-216 Alex McDonald
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
14 February 1918 Sold 11 May 1921.[1][2] Based at Corfu during war.[4]
USS SC-217 Alex McDonald
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
19 February 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Based at Corfu during war.[4]
USS SC-218 Newcomb Lifeboat Company
Hampton, Virginia
9 February 1918 Sold 21 July 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-219 Newcomb Lifeboat Company
Hampton, Virginia
19 February 1918 Destroyed in fire 9 October 1918.[1][2]
USS SC-220 Newcomb Lifeboat Company
Hampton, Virginia
13 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England during war.[4]
USS SC-221 Newcomb Lifeboat Company
Hampton, Virginia
13 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England during war.[4]
USS SC-222 Newcomb Lifeboat Company
Hampton, Virginia
13 March 1918 Sold 11 May 1921.[1][2] Based at Plymouth, England and Queenstown, Ireland during war.[4][10]
USS SC-223 New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company
Morris Heights, Bronx
5 December 1917 Sold 18 March 1936.[1][2] Served at Gibraltar during war.[4] Used for survey duties around Cuba during 1920s.[11]
USS SC-224 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
27 October 1917 Sold 8 September 1936.[1][2] Based at Brest, France and Plymouth, England during war.[4][12]
USS SC-225 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
10 December 1917 Sold 11 May 1921[1][2] Based at Corfu and served on Otranto patrol.[4][13]
USS SC-226 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
24 December 1917 Sold 20 July 1921.[1][2] Based at Bordeaux during war.[4]
Used as fishing boat with name By Gar.[14]
USS SC-227 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
24 December 1917 Sold 14 October 1924.[1][2] Based at Corfu during war.[4]
USS SC-228 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
23 January 1918 Sold 20 July 1921.[1][2] Served at Plymouth, England and Queenstown, Ireland during war, and on minesweeping duties in North Sea after war.[15]
USS SC-229 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
23 January 1918 To US Coast Guard 14 August 1942 as USCGC Boone (WPC-335).[2][16] Decommissioned 6 June 1945. Disposed of 8 March 1946[16]
USS SC-230 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
8 February 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-231 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
8 February 1918 To US Coast Guard 14 August 1942 as USCGC Blaze (WPC-336).[2][16] Decommissioned 25 September 1944. Disposed of 8 March 1946[16]
USS SC-232 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
8 February 1918 Sold 12 December 1923.[1][2]
USS SC-233 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
21 February 1918 To US War Department 2 September 1919[1][2]
USS SC-234 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
21 February 1918 To US War Department 2 September 1919[1][2]
USS SC-235 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-236 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-237 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
7 March 1918 Sold 18 May 1923.[1][2]
USS SC-238 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
12 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2] 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.[16][17]
USS SC-239 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
19 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-240 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
20 March 1918 Sold 11 May 1921[1][2]
USS SC-241 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
8 April 1918 Sold 11 May 1921[1][2]
USS SC-242 New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co.
Morris Heights, Bronx
8 April 1918 Sold 11 May 1921[1][2]
USS SC-243 Eastern Shipyard Co.
Greenport, New York
11 January 1917 To France as C-17[1][2]
USS SC-244 Eastern Shipyard Co.
Greenport, New York
10 December 1917 Sold 11 May 1921.[1][2] Based at Corfu during war.[4]
USS SC-245 Eastern Shipyard Co.
Greenport, New York
7 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[2][18] Served on East coast of US.[19]
USS SC-246 Eastern Shipyard Co.
Greenport, New York
7 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[2][18]
USS SC-247 Eastern Shipyard Co.
Greenport, New York
20 March 1918 Sold 11 May 1921.[2][18]
USS SC-248 Eastern Shipyard Co.
Greenport, New York
17 January 1918 Sold 28 June 1919.[2][18] Based at Corfu during war.[4]
USS SC-249 Chance Marine Construction Co.
Annapolis, Maryland
18 May 1918 To France as C-47.[2][18]
USS SC-250 Chance Marine Construction Co.
Annapolis, Maryland
17 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.[2][18]

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ 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 Friedman 1987, p. 471
  2. ^ 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 "SC-209 - SC-300". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Flynn 2014, p. 4
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Nutting 1920, p. 178
  5. ^ "Hull Number: SC 206". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Hull Number: SC 207". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Hull Number: SC 208". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Hull Number: SC 209". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ Galiano, Rich. "Sub Chaser SC-209". New Jersey Scuba Diving. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Hull Number: SC 222". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-223". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Hull Number: SC 224". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Hull Number: SC 225". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-226". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Hull Number: SC 128". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e Flynn 2014, p. 5
  17. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-238". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e f Friedman 1987, p. 472
  19. ^ Radigan, Joseph M. "SC-245". NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

References

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