SC-1-class submarine chaser
SC-2 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Built | 1917–1919 |
| Planned | 448 |
| Completed | 441 |
| Cancelled | 7 |
| Lost | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 85 tons full load, 77 tons normal load |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Propulsion | Three 220 bhp (160 kW) gasoline engines, 2400 gallons fuel |
| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 27 |
| Sensors & processing systems | One Submarine Signal Company S.C. C Tube, M.B. Tube, or K Tube hydrophone |
| Armament |
|
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.