Allied Warships

USS Chevalier (i) (DD 451)

Destroyer of the Fletcher class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
Pennant	DD 451
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Jul 1940
Laid down	30 Apr 1941
Launched	11 Apr 1942
Commissioned	20 Jul 1942
Lost	7 Oct 1943
Loss position	7° 30'S, 156° 14'E

History	USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. George Rees Wilson, USN) was heavily damaged by a torpedo from the Japanese destroyer Yugumo (offsite link) off Vella Lavella, Solomons Islands on 6 October 1943. Scuttled by USS La Vallette on 7 October 1943 in position 07º30'S, 156º14'E. 54 of her crew were killed and 58 wounded and the survivors which include the wounded Commanding Officer were rescued by the USS O'Bannon which had rammed the wreck of Chevalier following her torpedo damage inflicting even more damage.

Commands listed for USS Chevalier (i) (DD 451)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Ephraim Rankin McLean, Jr., USN	20 Jul 1942	6 Jun 1943
2	T/Cdr. George Rees Wilson, USN	6 Jun 1943	7 Oct 1943

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Notable events involving Chevalier (i) include:

20 Aug 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN).

25 Aug 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN) and USS Jenkins (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Miller, USN).

26 Aug 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN) and USS Jenkins (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Miller, USN).

30 Aug 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN) and USS Jenkins (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Miller, USN).

31 Aug 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN).

7 Sep 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN) and USS Jenkins (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Miller, USN).

8 Sep 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN) and USS Jenkins (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Miller, USN).

9 Sep 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Chevalier (Lt.Cdr. E.R. McLean, Jr., USN), USS Jenkins (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Miller, USN) and USS Tarbell (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Foster, USN).