USS Chauncey (DD-296)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Chauncey.
USS Chauncey (Destroyer # 296) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 8 July 1919.
USS Chauncey (Destroyer # 296) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 8 July 1919.
History
United States
NameUSS Chauncey
NamesakeIsaac Chauncey
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down17 June 1918
Launched29 September 1918
Commissioned25 June 1919
Decommissioned26 October 1923
Stricken25 September 1925
FateWrecked in the Honda Point Disaster, 8 September 1923
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,290 long tons (1,311 t) (standard)
  • 1,389 long tons (1,411 t) (deep load)
Length314 ft 4 in (95.8 m)
Beam30 ft 11 in (9.42 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 steam turbines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
Complement6 officers, 108 enlisted men
Armament

USS Chauncey (DD-296) was a Clemson-class destroyer (ship) built for the United States Navy during World War I.