The was a large class of submarine chasers built during World War I for the United States Navy. They were ordered in very large numbers in order to combat attacks by German U-boats, with 442 vessels built from 1917 to 1919. This article lists details of the third 50 ships of the class.
Ships Number Builder Commissioned Fate NotesElcoBayonne, New Jersey2 March 1918Sold 24 June 1921. Based at Plymouth, England and Brest, France during World War IRe-acquired by US Navy in 1942 as YP-180, resold in 1945, later named Fidus, Palace II and Fiscus III. Scrapped 1971.Elco12 March 1918To War Shipping Administration 3 January 1947. Sunk by collision with on 11 February 1942 but salvaged on 24 February 1942 and repaired.Elco7 March 1918Sank at pierside September 1939Later salvaged and scuttled by burning.Stationed at Brest, France during World War I. Lent to Michigan Naval Militia on 1 July 1926 and to Buffalo Council, Boy Scouts of America on 25 September 1936. Elco12 March 1918Sold 22 December 1922. Elco 9 November 1917 Sold 20 July 1921. Charleston Navy Yard 31 December 1917 Sold 10 November 1921. Charleston Navy Yard 19 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Charleston Navy Yard 12 February 1918 Transferred to War Department 18 September 1918. Charleston Navy Yard 12 February 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Charleston Navy Yard 30 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Based at Plymouth, England and Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland in World War I. Took part in minesweeping operations in North Sea after end of war. Charleston Navy Yard 30 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Based at Plymouth, England during World War I. Charleston Navy Yard 22 April 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Based at Key West. Charleston Navy Yard 3 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Naval Station, New Orleans 28 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Based at Pensacola. Naval Station, New Orleans 3 May 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 14 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard November 1917 Destroyed in fire 22 December 1917. Norfolk Navy Yard 26 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 19 November 1917 Sold 20 December 1921.Norfolk Navy Yard 4 October 1917 Sold 20 July 1921Served in Atlantic Fleet. Norfolk Navy Yard 16 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 21 October 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Used as fishing vessel after sale. Renamed Effort III in 1927 and Belboy III in 1949. Scrapped 1957. Norfolk Navy Yard 5 November 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Served off East coast of United States during war. Norfolk Navy Yard 11 December 1917 Sold 11 May 1921. Based at Corfu during war. Served in Mediterranean post-war. Norfolk Navy Yard 27 December 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Served in Azores.Norfolk Navy Yard 14 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 15 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served in Mediterranean. Used as ferry/mail boat between 1924 and 1957. Norfolk Navy Yard 18 January 1918 Sold in Italy June 1919.Served on Otranto Barrage. Norfolk Navy Yard 17 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served on Otranto Barrage. Norfolk Navy Yard 21 December 1917 Sold 11 May 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 19 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.Served on Otranto Barrage. Norfolk Navy Yard 2 February 1918 Sunk in collision 5 June 1918. Norfolk Navy Yard 13 March 1918 Sold 20 July 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 13 March 1918 Sold 20 July 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 13 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Norfolk Navy Yard 19 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Hodgdon BrothersEast Boothbay, Maine 14 December 1917 Sold 24 June 1921.Hodgdon BrothersEast Boothbay, Maine 24 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Served on US East coast during war. Hodgdon BrothersEast Boothbay, Maine - - Cancelled Hartman-GreilingGreen Bay, Wisconsin 5 October 1918 To France as C-43. Sunk in collision with the destroyer , 3 July 1918.Hartman-GreilingGreen Bay, Wisconsin 22 December 1917 Sunk in collision with Planned to be transferred to France Rocky River Dry DockRocky River, Ohio 30 March 1918 To France as C-34 Rocky River Dry DockRocky River, Ohio 10 November 1917 Sold 9 September 1936.Based at Plymouth, England during World War I Vinyard ShipbuildingMilford, Delaware 30 March 1918 Sold to state of Florida 3 February 1923.Based at Philadelphia during war. Vinyard ShipbuildingMilford, Delaware 13 March 1918 Sold 7 July 1921.Vinyard ShipbuildingMilford, Delaware 30 March 1918 To France as C-35. L E FryClayton, New York 13 December 1917 Sold 25 February 1922.Served in Otranto Barrage. L E FryClayton, New York 10 December 1917 Sold 24 June 1921. Based at Plymouth, England during World War I Dubuque Boat & Boiler WorksDubuque, Iowa 15 January 1918 Sold 24 June 1921. Dubuque Boat & Boiler WorksDubuque, Iowa 2 March 1918 Sold 24 June 1921.
See also List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-1 to SC-50) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-51 to SC-100) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-151 to SC-200) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-201 to SC-250) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-251 to SC-300) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-301 to SC-350) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-351 to SC-400) List of SC-1-class subchasers (SC-401 to SC-448)
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