USS Chandler (DD-206)
USS Chandler (DD-206) in 1919 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | William Eaton Chandler |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1918 |
| Launched: | 19 March 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 5 September 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 November 1945 |
| Reclassified: | as DMS-9 on 19 November 1940, and AG-108, on 5 June 1945 |
| Struck: | 5 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold, on 18 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons (1,234 t) |
| Length: | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Propulsion: | 26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | Four 4 inch (102 mm) guns, twelve 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Chandler (DD-206/DMS-9/AG-108) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for William Eaton Chandler, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1882 to 1886.
Chandler was launched on 19 March 1919 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company; sponsored by Mrs. L. H. Chandler; and commissioned 5 September, Lieutenant Commander F. Cogswell in command.