USS SC-694

Coordinates: 38°08′N 13°22′E / 38.133°N 13.367°E / 38.133; 13.367
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USS SC-661, a fellow SC-497 class submarine chaser.
History
United States
NameUSS SC-694
BuilderDaytona Beach Boat Works, Inc.
Laid down21 March 1942
Launched25 May 1942
Commissioned9 September 1942
FateBombed off the coast of Palermo, Sicily, on 23 August 1943.
General characteristics
Class and typeSC-497 class submarine chaser
Displacement148 tons
Length110 ft 10 in (34 m)
Beam17 ft (5 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 1,540 hp General Motors diesel engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed21 knots
Complement28
Armament

USS SC-694 was a SC-497 class

dive bombers off the coast of Palermo, Sicily
, on 23 August 1943.

References

38°08′N 13°22′E / 38.133°N 13.367°E / 38.133; 13.367