USS SC-497
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| USS PC-497 before her conversion into USS SC-497. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS SC-497 |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Builder | Westergard Boat Works, Inc. |
| Laid down | 7 March 1941 |
| Launched | 4 July 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1942 |
| Fate | Transferred to France on 18 March 1944, permanently on 15 August 1944. |
| Free French Naval Forces Ensign French Navy Ensign France | |
| Name | CH-96 |
| Operator | |
| Acquired | 18 March 1944 |
| Renamed | CH-724 in 1952 and later P-724 |
| Fate | Withdrawn from service on 23 October 1980, fate unknown. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | SC-497 class submarine chaser |
| Type | submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 148 tons |
| Length | 110ft 10in (34m) |
| Beam | 17ft (5m) |
| Draft | 6ft 6in (2m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.6 knots |
| Complement | 28 |
| Armament |
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USS SC-497 was a SC-497 class submarine chaser that served in the United States Navy and later the Free French Navy during World War II. She was originally laid down as PC-497 on 29 November 1941 by the Westergard Boat Works in Rockport, Texas, and launched on 4 July 1941. She was commissioned as USS PC-497 on 16 October 1942. She was later reclassified as a SC-497 class submarine chaser and renamed SC-497. She was transferred to the Free French Navy as part of the Lend-Lease program on 18 March 1944 as CH-96. The transfer was made permanent on 15 August 1944. She was renamed CH-724 in 1952 and later P-724 before being withdrawn from service on 23 October 1980. Her exact fate is unknown.[1]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- Photo gallery of USS SC-497 at NavSource Naval History
