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USS SC-632

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USS SC-661, a fellow SC-497 class submarine chaser.
History
United States
Laid down23 February 1942
Launched25 June 1942
Commissioned2 September 1942
FateFoundered off the coast of Okinawa on 16 September 1945, hulk destroyed on 9 March 1948.
General characteristics
Displacement148 tons
Length110 ft 10 in (34 m)
Beam17 ft (5 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 1,540bhp General Motors 16-184A diesel engines
  • 2 × shafts.
Speed21 knots
Complement28
Armament

USS SC-632 was a SC-497 class submarine chaser that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 23 February 1942 by the Mathis Yacht Building Co. in Camden, New Jersey and launched on 25 June 1942. She was commissioned on 2 September 1942. She foundered on 16 September 1945 off the coast of Okinawa. Her hulk was destroyed on 9 March 1948.

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