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USS SC-521

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USS SC-696, a fellow SC-497-class submarine chaser
History
United States
NameSC-521
Laid down5 May 1941
Launched1 February 1942
Commissioned15 April 1942
FateFoundered 10 July 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeSC-497-class submarine chaser
Displacement148 tons
Length110 ft 10 in (33.8 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Height10 ft 10 in (3.3 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2.0 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 880 bhp (660 kW) General Motors 8-268A diesel engines
  • 1 × Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 × shafts
Speed15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Complement28
Armament

USS SC-521 was a SC-497-class submarine chaser that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 5 May 1941 by the Annapolis Yacht Yard, Inc. in Annapolis, Maryland and launched on 1 February 1942. She was commissioned on 15 April 1942. She foundered on 10 July 1945 off Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands.

References

SC-497-class submarine chaser
List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy

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