USS SC-742

USS SC-742 was a United States Navy SC-497-class submarine chaser which after service during World War II was transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1948.

History
United States
NameUSS SC-742
BuilderJulius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York
Laid down22 April 1942
Launched17 August 1942
Commissioned1 January 1943
FateTransferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948
Philippines
Acquired2 July 1948
StatusUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeSC-497-class submarine chaser
Displacement95 long tons (97 t)
Length110 ft 10 in (33.78 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (full)
Propulsion
  • 2 × General Motors 8-268A diesel engines
  • Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 shafts.
Speed15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Complement28 officers and enlisted
Armament

Laid down on 22 April 1942 at Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York and launched on 17 August 1942 and commissioned on 1 January 1943. Initially allocated to the Atlantic Fleet, she picked up survivors from the American tanker Virginia Sinclair off Cape Maisí, Cuba that was torpedoed and sunk by the U-185.

Transferred to the Pacific Fleet, she participated in the landings during the battle of Arawe and later the during the Philippines campaign. She was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1948.

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