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USS SC-34
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USS SC-34, until July 1920 known as USS Submarine Chaser No. 34 or USS S.C. 34, was an SC-1-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I.
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SC-34 was a wooden-hulled 110-foot (34 m) submarine chaser built at the New York Navy Yard at Brooklyn, New York. She was commissioned on 9 January 1918 as USS Submarine Chaser No. 34, abbreviated at the time as USS S.C. 34.
During her service, SC-34 played a crucial role in patrolling the coastal waters of the United States and ensuring the safety of shipping lanes from enemy submarines. Her operational history is marked by several successful patrols and escort missions that contributed significantly to the naval strategy during the war.
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When the U.S. Navy adopted its modern hull number system on 17 July 1920, Submarine Chaser No. 34 was classified as SC-34 and her name was shortened to USS SC-34.
On 24 June 1921, the Navy sold SC-34 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Photo gallery of USS SC-34 at NavSource Naval History
- Woofenden, Todd A. Hunters of the Steel Sharks: The Submarine Chasers of World War I. Bowdoinham, Maine: Signal Light Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-9789192-0-7.
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