Allied Warships

USS SC-449 (SC-449)

Submarine chaser of the Prototypes class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassPrototypes 
PennantSC-449 
Built byLuders Marine Construction Co. (Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Jul 1939 
Laid down10 Jul 1939 
Launched14 May 1940 
Commissioned25 Sep 1940 
End service 
History

Displacement: 85 BRT
Lenght: 110 feet
Complement: 27
Armament: 1 3" AA gun, 2 .30 cal MG
Speed: 18 knots
Power: 2400 HP
Engines: Diesels, 2 shafts

 

Commands listed for USS SC-449 (SC-449)

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1Lt.(jg) William Squire Maddox, USN25 Sep 1940Sep 1941

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