USS Chevalier (DD-451)

USS Chevalier (DD-451) in October 1942
History
United States
NameChevalier
NamesakeLieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier
OrderedJuly 1940
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down30 April 1941
Launched11 April 1942
Commissioned20 July 1942
Stricken16 November 1943
FateScuttled after being torpedoed and accidentally rammed, 7 October 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt
Complement329
Armament

USS Chevalier (DD-451), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier.

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