USS SC-219, a 110-foot SC-1 class submarine chaser, was built at Hampton, Virginia, as part of the World War I shipbuilding program. She was commissioned in February 1918 and served in the western Atlantic area until September 1918, when she began a voyage to the European war zone, by way of Bermuda and the Azores, in company with several other subchasers. While in mid-Atlantic during the afternoon of 9 October 1918, SC-219 was refueling alongside USS Chestnut Hill when she suffered a gasoline explosion in her radio room. Set afire by the blast, the submarine chaser sank less than two hours later. Four Sailors lost their lives in this accident and another eight were injured.
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Related Subjects: For images concerning a USS Chestnut Hill crewman who
was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallant conduct and extraordinary
heroism" when SC-219 burned and sank on 9 October
1919, see:
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Related Subjects: For images concerning a USS Chestnut Hill crewman who
was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallant conduct and extraordinary
heroism" when SC-219 burned and sank on 9 October
1919, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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