Allied Warships

USS SC-1279 (SC-1279)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-1279 
Built byElizabeth City Shipyard (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.A.) 
Ordered30 Jul 1942 
Laid down7 Sep 1942 
Launched7 Dec 1942 
Commissioned7 Apr 1943 
End service 
History

 

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Notable events involving SC-1279 include:


5 Jul 1943
USS SC-1279 picks up 47 survivors from the American merchant Maltran that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-759 about 70 nautical miles west of Port Salut, Haiti in position 18°11'N, 74°57'W.


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