USS SC-131
 Photo from the 24 August 1919 edition of the New York Times | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | SC-131 |
| Builder | |
| Launched | 1917 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | SC-1-class submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 75 t |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Endurance | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament |
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USS SC-131, sometimes styled as either Submarine Chaser No. 131 or S.C.-131, was an SC-1-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I. Was the first U.S. Vessel to enter the Austro-German base at Cattaro after the signing of the armistice.[1] On December 22, 1918 the ship left in a convoy from Corfu to Malta.[2]
Bermuda to New York race
Captained by Lieutenant commander Joseph L. Day won the Bermuda to New York race in 56 hours and 56 minutes beating the former record by 8 hours and 43 minutes.[3] [4] [5] The race was between six submarine Chasers 90, 129, 131, 217, 224, 351.[6] During the race one ship had mechanical difficulties when USS SC 129 broke a crankshaft and with only two engines was disqualified under the race rules.[7]
Notes
- ^ Blazich 2019.
- ^ Motor Boating 1919, p. 7.
- ^ South Bend News-Times 2019, p. 1.
- ^ Nutting 1920, pp. 128–138.
- ^ Nutting 1920, p. 128.
- ^ Nutting 1920, p. 135.
References
- Blazich, Frank A. Jr. (2019). "United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922". US Navy. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- Motor Boating (October 1919). "Bermuda to New York on the Winning Chaser". Motor Boating Magazine Vol. 24, No. 4. p. 98. ISSN 1531-2623. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- Naval History and Heritage Command (2019). "NH 42587 USS SC-131 (1917-1921)". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- Nutting, William Washburn (1920). The Cinderellas of the Fleet. Jersey City, N.J., The Standard motor construction co. ISBN 9780344351761. - Total pages: 184
- South Bend News-Times (2019). "Sub-Chaser Sets New Record". South Bend News-Times. South Bend, Indiana: News-Times Print. Co. pp. 1–12. ISSN 2377-7095. OCLC 15568606. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
