Sub Chaser SC-209
- Type:
- shipwreck, submarine chaser, US Navy
- Built:
- 1918, Mathis Yacht Building, Camden NJ
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons, 26 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday August 27, 1918
friendly fire from freighter SS Felix Taussig - 18 casualties - Depth:
- unknown
The SC-209 was mistakenly attacked under foggy conditions by one of the ships it was escorting. A single hit demolished the light wooden hull and killed most of the crew. Parents of the victims organized a search for the wreckage two years later but found nothing. It is unlikely anything will ever be found - the largest surviving components would be the three gasoline engines.
AWOIS 1501
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