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

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	Builder	Commissioned	Fate	Notes
USS SC-1	Naval Station, New Orleans	1 October 1917	Sold 20 July 1921[1][2]	Served in European waters during World War 1.[3]
USS SC-2	Naval Station, New Orleans	8 January 1918	Sold 29 October 1930 to city of New Orleans.[1][2]	Served in Gulf of Mexico.[4]
USS SC-3	Naval Station, New Orleans	21 January 1918	Sold 4 October 1920.[1][2]	Served in Gulf of Mexico.[5]
USS SC-4	Naval Station, New Orleans	19 February 1918	Sold 19 March 1920.[1][2]	Served in Gulf of Mexico.[6]
USS SC-5	New York Navy Yard	18 August 1917	To France as C-5.[1][2]
USS SC-6	New York Navy Yard	19 August 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-7	New York Navy Yard	18 August 1917	To France as C-2.[1][2]	Lost during war.[7]
USS SC-8	New York Navy Yard	18 August 1917	To France as C-1.[1][2]
USS SC-9	New York Navy Yard	18 August 1917	To France as C-3.[1][2]
USS SC-10	New York Navy Yard	18 August 1917	To France as C-4.[1][2]
USS SC-11	New York Navy Yard	18 August 1917	To France as C-6.[1][2]
USS SC-12	New York Navy Yard	29 September 1917	To France as C-7.[1][2]
USS SC-13	New York Navy Yard	29 September 1917	To France as C-9.[1][2]
USS SC-14	New York Navy Yard	29 September 1917	To France as C-10.[1][2]
USS SC-15	New York Navy Yard	29 September 1917	To France as C-11.[1][2]
USS SC-16	New York Navy Yard	29 September 1917	To France as C-8.[1][2]
USS SC-17	New York Navy Yard	8 November 1917	Sold 24 June 1921[2]
USS SC-18	New York Navy Yard	10 November 1917	Transferred to US War Department 1920.[1][2]
USS SC-19	New York Navy Yard	19 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-20	New York Navy Yard	18 October 1917	Transferred to US War Department 1920.[1][2]
USS SC-21	New York Navy Yard	19 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-22	New York Navy Yard	16 October 1917	To US Coast Guard 14 November 1919 as USCGC Quigley.[1][2][8]	Sold 1 May 1922[8]
USS SC-23	New York Navy Yard	16 October 1917	Destroyed by fire 1920.[1][2]
USS SC-24	New York Navy Yard	22 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]	Served in Atlantic Fleet operating out of New London[9]
USS SC-25	New York Navy Yard	16 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]	Served in Atlantic Fleet.[10]
USS SC-26	New York Navy Yard	19 October 1917	Sold 24 June 1921.[1][2]
USS SC-27	New York Navy Yard	8 November 1917	To US Coast Guard 13 November 1919 as USCGC Richards.[1][2][8]	Sold 29 January 1923[8]
USS SC-28	New York Navy Yard	22 December 1917	To France as C-24[1][2]
USS SC-29	New York Navy Yard	22 December 1917	To France as C-23.[1][2]
USS SC-30	New York Navy Yard	30 March 1918	To France as C-33[1][2]
USS SC-31	New York Navy Yard	18 May 1918	To France as C-46[11][2]
USS SC-32	New York Navy Yard	30 March 1918	To France as C-41.[11][2]
USS SC-33	New York Navy Yard	5 October 1918	To France as C-42[11][2]
USS SC-34	New York Navy Yard	9 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]
USS SC-35	New York Navy Yard	23 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]
USS SC-36	New York Navy Yard	23 January 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war.[12]
USS SC-37	New York Navy Yard	1 February 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea.[13]
USS SC-38	New York Navy Yard	1 February 1918	Sold December 1919.[11][2]	Served in European waters.[14]
USS SC-39	New York Navy Yard	2 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war.[15]
USS SC-40	New York Navy Yard	13 February 1918	Sold 14 October 1924.[11][2]	Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[16]
USS SC-41	New York Navy Yard	19 Febryuary 1918	Sold 11 May 1921.[11][2]	Served in European waters.[17]
USS SC-42	New York Navy Yard	2 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]
USS SC-43	New York Navy Yard	16 May 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]
USS SC-44	New York Navy Yard	3 April 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]
USS SC-45	New York Navy Yard	1 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[18]
USS SC-46	New York Navy Yard	16 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Served in European waters (based at Queenstown (now Cobh)) during war. Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[19]
USS SC-47	New York Navy Yard	27 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Served in European waters (based at Plymouth and Queenstown) during war and minesweeping operations in North Sea in 1919.[20]
USS SC-48	New York Navy Yard	27 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]	Served in European waters (based at Plymouth, England) during war.[21]
USS SC-49	New York Navy Yard	27 March 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]
USS SC-50	New York Navy Yard	19 April 1918	Sold 24 June 1921.[11][2]

See also

• List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
• 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-251 to SC-300)

References

1. Friedman 1987, p. 468
2. "SC-1 - SC-100". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
3. "Hull Number: SC 1". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
4. "Hull Number: SC 2". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
5. "Hull Number: SC 3". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
6. "Hull Number: SC 4". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
7. Moore 1990, p. 197
8. Flynn 2014, p. 4
9. "Hull Number: SC 24". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
10. "Hull Number: SC 25". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
11. Friedman 1987, p. 469
12. "Hull Number: SC 36". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
13. "Hull Number: SC 37". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
14. "Hull Number: SC 38". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
15. "Hull Number: SC 39". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
16. "Hull Number: SC 40". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
17. "Hull Number: SC 41". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
18. "Hull Number: SC 45". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
19. "Hull Number: SC 46". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
20. "Hull Number: SC 47". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
21. "Hull Number: SC 48". The Subchaser Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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 10 March 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Moore, John (1990). Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Studio. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)