USS Chevalier (DD-451)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 451 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 11 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jul 1942 |
| Lost | 7 Oct 1943 |
| Loss position | Scuttled by USS La Vallette (DD 448) on 7 October 1943 in position 07º30'S, 156º14'E. |
| History |
USS Chevalier (Cmdr George Rees Wilson) was damaged beyond repair by the
Japanese destroyer Yugumo off Vella Lavella, Solomons Islands on 6 October
1943. 54 of her crew were killed and 58 wounded and the Survivors which included the Commanding officer who was wounded, were rescued by the USS Obannion. (DD 450) |
