Occasionally I peruse the web looking for posts related to WWI chasers, and once in a while it pays off.
Recently I found an informative, nicely done post on submarine chasers built in Hampton. Five chasers, SC 218 through SC 222, were built at Hampton. (See photos in the Hull Numbers Collection, a few of which are reproduced in the post on Hampton.) [download PDF version of the article]
Please send me links if you find other posts on chasers in WWI.
Todd Woofenden, Editor
Lt. Henry Hale, Jr.: Sword
Recently posted in the Chaser Crews section is a nice set of photos of a sword owned by Lt. Henry Hale, Jr., CO of SC 120, with some notes, submitted by Paul Wilcock, an expert on edged weapons.
Subchaser SC 296 Photographs
Andrew Simons served on submarine chaser SC 296. A new photo set submitted by his son, Carlton Simons, shows post-war images of the service of SC 296.
Included in the set is an interesting shot of crewmen fueling the boat by lugging fairly small cans of gasoline. Photos in other sets show stacks of these empty cans on deck. By comparison, fueling at sea while running at eight knots must have seemed not so bad.
Also see the recently posted SC 296 crew photo, with complete crew list on the back, and the Hull Number Collection Photo.
Russ Lloyd's RC-scale Chaser Model
Russ Lloyd is building an RC-scale chaser model, depicting submarine chaser SC 299. Posted recently is a set of photos showing the progress of the project.
I was particularly impressed by the hand-built deck gun. I would have hated to paint it, if it were my work!
Additions to SC 183 Photo Set
Added to the SC 183 crew photo collection are several more images, recently submitted by Maddie Hall, whose great uncle, James A. Coughlin, served on the chaser.
Included are a couple of nice shots showing the K-Tube reel under canvas, and several good crew photos.