SC-1-class submarine chaser

SC-2
Class overview
Operators
Built1917–1919
Planned448
Completed441
Cancelled7
Lost9
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine chaser
Displacement85 tons full load, 77 tons normal load
Length
  • 110 ft (34 m) oa
  • 105 ft (32 m) pp
Beam14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
Draft5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PropulsionThree 220 bhp (160 kW) gasoline engines, 2400 gallons fuel
Speed18 kn (33 km/h)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement27
Sensors and
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.