No.1-class submarine chaser (1943)

The No.1-class submarine chaser was a class of submarine chasers built for the United States Navy during World War II. While specific details on the exact number of vessels built and their individual specifications are lacking in readily available historical records, the class designation suggests a place within a larger numerical classification scheme used by the US Navy for its various warship types during the war. The "submarine chaser" designation indicates their primary role: the hunting and destruction of enemy submarines. These vessels were likely relatively small, fast, and agile, equipped with depth charges and other anti-submarine weaponry suitable for escorting convoys and conducting anti-submarine patrols. Further research into naval archives and historical shipbuilding records would be necessary to provide a more comprehensive description of this class, including details on displacement, armament, speed, and the number of ships constructed. The lack of readily available information suggests they may have been part of a larger, less prominently documented program of submarine warfare vessel construction.