History
United States
NameUSS SC-742
BuilderJulius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York
Laid down22 April 1942
Launched17 August 1942
Commissioned1 January 1943
FateTransferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948
Philippines
Acquired2 July 1948
StatusUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeSC-497-class submarine chaser
Displacement95 long tons (97 t)
Length110 ft 10 in (33.78 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (full)
Propulsion
  • 2 × General Motors 8-268A diesel engines
  • Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 shafts.
Speed15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Complement28 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS SC-742 was a United States Navy SC-497-class submarine chaser which after service during World War II was transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1948.

Laid down on 22 April 1942 at Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York and launched on 17 August 1942 and commissioned on 1 January 1943. Initially allocated to the Atlantic Fleet, she picked up survivors from the American tanker Virginia Sinclair off Cape Maisí, Cuba that was torpedoed and sunk by the U-185.

Transferred to the Pacific Fleet, she participated in the landings during the battle of Arawe and later the during the Philippines campaign. She was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1948.

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