| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-1048 |
| Built by | Ventnor Boat Works Inc. (West Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 16 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 12 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Apr 1943 |
| End service | |
| History |
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Notable events involving SC-1048 include:
2 Jul 1943
USS SC-1048 picks up 74 survivors from the American tanker Bloody Marsh that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-66 about 75 nautical miles east of Savannah, Georgia in position 31°33'N, 78°57'W.
26 Jul 1945
Around 1200K/26, USS Seahorse (T/Cdr. H.H. Greer, Jr., USN) and USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. A.L. Redon, USNR) departed Saipan for their patrol area in the Bonin Islands where they were mostly employed on lifeguard duties. They were escorted out, until 1600K/26, by USS SC-1048 (Lt.(jg.) C. Smith, USNR).
The submarines parted company with each other only around 1535K/31. (1)
Sources
- Report of eight war patrol of USS Seahorse