USS Chew

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USS Chew (DD-106) in August 1945
History
United States
NameUSS Chew
NamesakeSamuel Chew
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down2 January 1918
Launched26 May 1918
Commissioned12 December 1918
Decommissioned1 June 1922
Recommissioned14 October 1940
Decommissioned15 October 1945
Stricken1 November 1945
FateSold 4 October 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,060 tonnes (1,040 long tons; 1,170 short tons)
Length314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.7 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.6 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement113 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Chew (DD-106) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II.

From 1918 to 1922, Chew operated along the

seaplanes. In 1940, she was recommissioned and operated out of Pearl Harbor. During the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, she brought her guns to bear against aircraft of the Empire of Japan, and two of her men were killed helping to man the battleship Pennsylvania
. For the remainder of the war, Chew operated out of the port on escort and patrol duties, until she was decommissioned in 1945.

Namesake

Samuel Chew was born circa 1750 in

Marine Committee on 17 June 1777 to command the Continental Navy brigantine USS Resistance with which he had much success against British commerce. The brigantine, carrying ten quarter-pounders, fell in with a British Letter-of-Marque
(20 guns) on 4 March 1778. In the hand-to-hand struggle which ensued, Captain Chew was killed but his ship managed to break off the battle with its superior opponent and return safely to Boston.

Design and construction

Main article: Wickes-class destroyer

Chew was one of 111

San Francisco, California using specifications and detail designs drawn up by Bethlehem Steel.[1][2]

She had a

Curtis steam turbines powered by four Yarrow boilers.[1]

Specifics on Chew's performance are not known, but she was one of the group of Wickes-class destroyers designed by Bethlehem Steel, built from a different design than the 'Liberty type' destroyers constructed from detail designs drawn up by Bath Iron Works, which used Parsons or Westinghouse turbines. The non-'Liberty' type destroyers deteriorated badly in service, and in 1929 all 60 of this group were retired by the Navy. Actual performance of these ships was far below intended specifications especially in fuel economy, with most only able to make 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) instead of the design standard of 3,100 nautical miles (5,700 km; 3,600 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[1][4] The class also suffered problems with turning and weight.[5]

Chew was the first and only ship

Samuel Chew, who had been a Continental Navy officer killed in the Revolutionary War.[3]

Service history

Chew was launched on 26 May 1918 out of San Francisco, sponsored by F. X. Gygax. She was commissioned on 12 December 1918.[3]

She sailed for the

Naval reservists of Reserve Division 10 until she was placed out of commission on 1 June 1922.[3]

At a part of the mobilization effort preceding the U.S. entry into World War II, Chew was recommissioned on 14 October 1940, assigned to Defense Force, 14th Naval District. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 17 December 1940 which she made her home port. She spent the next year conducting patrols and had training duty from Pearl Harbor.[3][6] She was assigned to Destroyer Division 80, with sister ships Allen, Ward, and Schley.[7]

On the morning of 7 December 1941, Chew was moored in Berth X-5, alongside Allen and the

Fireman Third Class Clarence A. Wise.[10]

From 1941 through the end of World War II, Chew operated out of Pearl Harbor on patrol. She took on periodic escort duties among the

battle star for World War II service.[3]

The ship's bell survived the scrapping and sold to private owner.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 124.
  2. ^ Friedman 2003, p. 40.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g DANFS 1963, p. 49.
  4. ^ Friedman 2003, p. 41.
  5. ^ Friedman 2003, p. 46.
  6. ^ McWilliams 2011, p. 194.
  7. ^ a b McWilliams 2011, p. 472.
  8. ^ USS Chew, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland: United States Navy, 10 December 1941, retrieved 17 May 2013
  9. ^ McWilliams 2011, p. 358.
  10. ^ McWilliams 2011, p. 453.
  11. ^ "Authentic US Navy Bells and Commercial Ship Bells". www.theshipinabottle.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links
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