- USS SC-1012
USS "SC-1012" was a
submarine chaser in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II ."SC-1012" was built by the
Fellows and Craft Shipbuilders and launched on28 December ,1942 . Commissioned on18 August ,1943 . She was involved in several campaigns duringWorld War II and traveled many miles across and throughout the South Pacific escorting convoys, providingHarbormaster duties and pre-invasion reconnaissance.In February 1944, the SC-1012, commanded by LtJG E. Gordon Myers (
January 22 ,1918 -July 4 ,1962 ) was in a convoy when "LST-577" was torpedoed. The escort ships, "Coolbaugh" (DE-217) and "Haas" (DE-424) along with the SC-1012, formed a Hunter-Killer group and began a systematic search for the submarine which had torpedoed her. No confirmed kill was recorded, but no further offensive action was seen from the submarine.During the SC-1012 Harbormaster duties, in the
Keramerati Island Group , they had just escorted an ammunition ship to dock; the SC-1012 was attacked by akamikaze . The crew was at battle stations and had just prepared to open fire when the pilot, apparently spotting a better target, broke off his attack and slammed into the ammunition ship which burned for 3 or 4 days.During the pre-invasion reconnaissance of the islands, Col. "Squeeky" Anderson was the commanding officer for the landing forces. He would routinely board the SC-1012 and go with them to map out the landing zones. During the actual invasion, the SC-1012 would stand by at a preset location and the landing craft would then home in on her, aiming to the right or the left of where the SC-1012 was stationed. This type of "spotting" enabled the landing ships to hit their target without using any other guidance systems.
The SC-1012 was extremely fortunate in not losing any crewmembers to any sort of enemy action. However, she was damaged beyond repair following a
Typhoon that hit the Sea Plane Base onOkinawa in October 1945 and the SC-1012 was destroyed on1 January ,1946 .References
*DANFS [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/sc1/sc-1001-sc-1100v1.htm]
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/151012.htm navsource.org: Submarine Chaser "SC-1012"]
* [http://www.ww2pcsa.org/subchaser.html Patrol Craft Sailors Association: WWII submarine chasers]
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