Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-805 USS Chevalier

• Gearing Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2425 tons
• Length: 390''6"
• Beam: 40'10"
• Draft: 18'6"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 6 5"/38, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 355
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
• Built at Bath Iron Works and commissioned 9 January 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Chevalier

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