USS Chauncey (DD-3)

USS Chauncey photographed prior to World War I.
History
United States
NameChauncey
NamesakeCommedore Isaac Chauncey
Ordered4 May 1898
Awarded1 October 1898
BuilderNeafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down2 December 1899
Launched26 October 1901
Commissioned20 November 1902 (reduced commission)
Decommissioned2 December 1902 (placed in reserve)
Commissioned21 February 1903
Decommissioned3 December 1905
Commissioned12 January 1907
Out of service19 November 1917
Stricken17 December 1917
FateSunk in collision with cargo ship SS Rose 110 miles (180 kilometres) west of Gibraltar 19 November 1917
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBainbridge-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 420 long tons (430 t) (standard)
  • 592 long tons (601 t) (full load)
Length
  • 245 ft (74.7 m) (pp)
  • 250 ft (76.2 m) (oa)
Beam23 ft 7 in (7.2 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (2 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) (designed speed)
Complement
  • 3 officers
  • 72 enlisted men
Armament

The first USS Chauncey was a Bainbridge-class destroyer, also referred to as a "Torpedo-boat destroyer", in the United States Navy named for Commodore Isaac Chauncey. She was launched in 1901 and sunk in 1917.