USS SC-499

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.

USS SC-661, a fellow SC-497 class submarine chaser.
History
United States
Name	USS SC-499
Operator	United States Navy  United States Coast Guard
Builder	Fisher Boat Works
Laid down	24 February 1941
Launched	24 October 1941
Commissioned	18 March 1942
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class & type	SC-497 class submarine chaser
Type	submarine chaser
Displacement	148 tons
Length	110 ft 10 in (34 m)
Beam	17 ft (5 m)
Draft	6 ft 6 in (2 m)
Propulsion	2 × 1,540bhp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-184A diesel engines 2 × shafts
Speed	21 knots
Complement	28
Armament	1 × 40 mm gun 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) caliber machine guns (2x1) 2 × Y-guns 2 × ducts

See also

• Other ships built by Fisher Boat Works:

• MV Cape Pine
• HNoMS Hitra
• USS SC-500

References

• Photo gallery of USS SC-499 at NavSource Naval History