USS SC-255

USS SC-255

USS "SC-255", sometimes styled as either "Submarine Chaser No. 255" or "S.C.-255", was an sclass|SC-1|submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I. Like most members of her class, she was not named and known only by her designation.

"SC-255" was built at George Lawley & Sons in Neponset, Massachusetts in 1917. She was commissioned 19 November 1917.

On 15 April 1918 "SC-255" left Bermuda in a convoy with 29 other submarine chasers, four U.S. Navy tugs, two French tugs and destroyer tender USS|Bridgeport|AD-10|2. Cruiser USS|Salem|CL-3|2 and armed yacht USS|Wadena|SP-158|2 performed escort duty for the convoy. On 24 April, "SC-255" was taken under tow for a time by "Bridgeport", and three days later, the convoy reached Ponta Delgada, Azores. [Cressman.]

At some point in her career, "SC-255" entered dry dock in Malta. [cite web | url = http://www.subchaser.org/sc255 | title = Hull number: SC-255 | publisher = The Sub Chaser Archives | date = | accessdate = 2008-02-29 ]

It is unclear if "SC-255" remained in commission on 17 July 1920. If she were, she would have received, as part of the new U.S. Navy letter-number scheme, the hull designation of PC-255. [Radigan, "Submarine chasers…"]

"SC-255" was sold on 24 June 1921 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

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* [http://www.subchaser.org/sc255 Photo of "SC-255"] in dry dock in Malta.


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