Subchasers (was: Kuching, September 1945)
January 2nd, 2009 From
>Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 22:10:27 -0400 (EDT)
>From: MEMullen@aol.com
>To: mahan@microworks.net
>Subject: Subchasers (was: Kuching, September 1945)
>Precendence: bulk
>Sender: mahan-owner@microworks.net
>Reply-To: mahan@microworks.net
>
>jpszalay@tacl.dnet.ge.com (JOHN SZALAY) says:
>>Nothing specfic to the SC.648 however the Patrol Craft Sailors Assc.
>has this information on SC’s
>……………………………………………………………….
> 110-FOOT, WOOD HULL SUBCHASER (SC)
> >> (details snipped)
>
>I spent a 2 week cruise on one of the great lakes subchasers (USS ELY,
>PCE881, IIRC), and was wondering what the differences were between the SC,
>PC, and PCE. We still had a 3″ popgun, which we fired once (the case jammed,
>so the exercise was cancelled), and a sonar (which operator reported a
>contact while we were transiting between Sheboygan and Green Bay). The
>length of 95′ sticks in my mind, but, with advancing age… This was in the
>summer of ’68.
>
>Mike Mullen, ETN2, USNR(Ret)