USS SC-742 was a United States Navy SC-497-class submarine chaser which after service during World War II was transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1948.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS SC-742 |
| Builder | Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York |
| Laid down | 22 April 1942 |
| Launched | 17 August 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 January 1943 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948 |
 Philippines | |
| Acquired | 2 July 1948 |
| Status | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | SC-497-class submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 95 long tons (97 t) |
| Length | 110 ft 10 in (33.78 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (full) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) |
| Complement | 28 officers and enlisted |
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Laid down on 22 April 1942 at Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York and launched on 17 August 1942 and commissioned on 1 January 1943. Initially allocated to the Atlantic Fleet, she picked up survivors from the American tanker Virginia Sinclair off Cape Maisí, Cuba that was torpedoed and sunk by the U-185.
Transferred to the Pacific Fleet, she participated in the landings during the battle of Arawe and later the during the Philippines campaign. She was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1948.