Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS SC-499

• SC-497 class Submarine Chaser (Wooden Hull):
• Displacement: 98 tons
• Length: 110'10"
• Beam: 17'
• Draft: 6'6"
• Speed: 20 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 2x2 .50-cal. mg
• Complement: 2 officers, 20 enlisted
• Diesel engines, twin screws 1,200 shaft hp
• Built at Fisher Boat Works, Detroit, Mich., and commissioned 13 March 1942
• Transferred to US Coast Guard 20 August 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS SC-499

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