Jump to content

USS SC-499

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS SC-661, a fellow SC-497 class submarine chaser.
History
United States
NameUSS SC-499
Operator
BuilderFisher Boat Works
Laid down24 February 1941
Launched24 October 1941
Commissioned18 March 1942
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeSC-497 class submarine chaser
Typesubmarine chaser
Displacement148 tons
Length110 ft 10 in (34 m)
Beam17 ft (5 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 1,540bhp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-184A diesel engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed21 knots
Complement28
Armament

USS SC-499 was a SC-497 class submarine chaser that served in the United States Navy and later the United States Coast Guard during World War II. She was laid down as SC-499 on 24 February 1941 by the Fisher Boat Works in Detroit, Michigan, and launched on 24 October 1941. She was commissioned as USS SC-499 on 18 March 1942. She was later transferred to the Coast Guard on 20 August 1945. Her exact fate is unknown.

See also

[edit]
  • Other ships built by Fisher Boat Works:

References

[edit]