USS SC-521
 USS SC-696, a fellow SC-497 class submarine chaser | |
| Career (United States of America) |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 5 May 1941 |
| Launched: | 1 February 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 15 April 1942 |
| Fate: | Foundered |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 148 tons |
| Length: | 110 feet 10 inches |
| Beam: | 17 feet |
| Height: | 10 feet 10 inches |
| Draft: | 6 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 1 x Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear 2 x shafts |
| Speed: | 15.6 knots |
| Complement: | 28 |
| Armament: | 1 x 40mm gun mount 2 x .50 cal. machine guns 2 x DCP Y guns 2 x DCT |
USS SC-521 was a SC-497 class submarine chaser that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 5 May 1941 by the Annapolis Yacht Yard, Inc. in Annapolis, Maryland and launched on 1 February 1942. She was commissioned on 15 April 1942. She foundered on 10 July 1945 off Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands.
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Coordinates: 11°03′S 164°50′E / 11.050°S 164.833°E