USS Chevalier

Scuttled

Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
War	Second World War
Main guns	5 × 5″ guns

At Vella Lavella a torpedo from Yūgumo blew up her forward magazine, O'Bannon rammed her in the confusion, and she was scuttled by La Vallette.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Chevalier (DD-451) in Boston harbor, Massachusetts (USA), on 24 October 1942 just prior to departing to escort a convoy during the invasion of North Africa. Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns
1 × 1.1"/75 caliber quad AA gun
5 × 20 mm AA guns
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	30 April 1941
Launched	11 April 1942
Commissioned	20 July 1942
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement	329

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

11 April 1942

Naval Battle of Vella Lavella

Scuttled

6–7 October 1943

Torpedoed by Yūgumo and rammed by O'Bannon