USS SC-521

USS SC-521 was a SC-497-class submarine chaser that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 5 May 1941 by the Annapolis Yacht Yard, Inc. in Annapolis, Maryland and launched on 1 February 1942. She was commissioned on 15 April 1942. She foundered on 10 July 1945 off Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands.

USS SC-696, a fellow SC-497-class submarine chaser
History
United States
Name	SC-521
Laid down	5 May 1941
Launched	1 February 1942
Commissioned	15 April 1942
Fate	Foundered 10 July 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	SC-497-class submarine chaser
Displacement	148 tons
Length	110 ft 10 in (33.8 m)
Beam	17 ft (5.2 m)
Height	10 ft 10 in (3.3 m)
Draft	6 ft 6 in (2.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × 880 bhp (660 kW) General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 1 × Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear 2 × shafts
Speed	15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Complement	28
Armament	1 × 40 mm gun mount 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns 2 × DCP Y guns 2 × DCT

References

• Submarine Chaser Photo Archive: SC-521
• USS SC-521 (SC-521)