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U.S.S. CHEVALIER
(DD-451)Click to view crew list
DD-451 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 30 APR 1941 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny New J | ||
| APR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 11 APR 1942 | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 20 JUL 1942 | ||
DD-451 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Godfrey Chevalier
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk in the Naval Battle of Vella Lavella 6 October 1943