Allied Warships

USS SC-519 (SC-519)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-519 
Built byVineyard Shipbuilding Co. (Milford, Delaware, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down2 Jun 1941 
Launched14 Mar 1942 
Commissioned21 Apr 1942 
End service27 Mar 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 27 March 1944 being renamed CH-83

 

Commands listed for USS SC-519 (SC-519)

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CommanderFromTo
1R C Coe, USNR21 Apr 1942Mid 1943
2A M Toombe, USNRMid 19437 Oct 1943
3J N Davenport, USNR7 Oct 194327 Mar 1944

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Notable events involving SC-519 include:


30 Jul 1942
SC-519 picks up survivors from the American passenger ship Robert E. Lee that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-166 south of the entrance to the Mississippi River in position 28°40'N, 88°42'W.


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