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USS CHEW (DD-106)

CLASS - WICKES (LITTLE)
Built to a different set of plans (Bethlehem) than the Wickes (Bath) the Little versions were
considered less successful than the Bath designed ships, with few remaining in service past 1936.
Displacement 1,154 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 2 x 1pdr AA (1 x 3"/23AA In Some Ships), 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 24,200 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 103.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco on January 2 1918.
Launched May 26 1918 and commissioned December 12 1918.
Beginning in November 1919 and operated in reduced commission until
she was decommissioned at San Diego June 1 1922 and berthed there
until Recommissioning on October 14 1940.
Decommissioned at Philadelphia October 15 1945 and was berthed there until her sale.
Stricken November 1 1945.
Fate Sold October 4 1946 and broken up for scrap.
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Available		- Born in Virginia about 1750 Samuel Chew, a resident of Connecticut, was appointed by the Marine Committee 17 June 1777 to command the Continental Brigantine Resistance with which he had much success against British commerce. The brigantine, carrying ten four-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, fighting gallantly, was killed but his ship managed to break off the battle with its superior opponent and return safely to Boston.Robert M. Cieri
Chew 97kUSS Chew (DD-106) and USS Ward (DD-139) at Hilo Sugar Docks, Territory of Hawaii, 22 July 1941. Courtesy of Mr. Jesse Pond (VP-1) via Mr. Robert Varrill. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Joe Radigan
Chew 120kBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. photo, 8 October 1918.Joe Radigan
USS CHEW DD-106 History
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