USS Chauncey (DD-3)

USS Chauncey (DD-3)

The first USS "Chauncey" (DD-3) (originally "Destroyer No. 3") was a "Bainbridge"-class destroyer in the United States Navy named for Commodore Isaac Chauncey.

"Chauncey" was launched on 26 October 1901 by Neafie and Levy Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. M. C. S. Todd; placed in reduced commission on 20 November 1902; placed in reserve on 2 December 1902; placed in full commission on 21 February 1903, Lieutenant Stanford Elwood Moses in command; and reported to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

"Chauncey" served with the Coast Squadron until on 20 September 1903, when she was transferred to the Asiatic Fleet, leaving Key West for the Orient 18 December. After sailing by way of the Suez Canal, she arrived at Cavite to join the force representing American strength and interest in the Far East as it cruised in the Philippines during winters, and off China during summers. Aside from the period on 3 December 1905 to on 12 January 1907 when she was in reserve at Cavite, "Chauncey" continued this service until the entrance of America into World War I.

The novel "Delilah" was written by a survivor of the Chauncey, Marcus Goodrich, and is a fictional account based on his experience serving on board the Chauncey as an enlisted man.

The destroyer sailed from Cavite on 1 August 1917 for convoy escort duty in the eastern Atlantic, based at St. Nazaire, France. On 19 November, while about 110 miles (177 km) west of Gibraltar on escort duty, "Chauncey" was rammed by the British merchantman SS "Rose" as both ships steamed in war-imposed darkness. At 3:17 "Chauncey" sank in 1500 fathoms (2700 m), taking to their death twenty one men including her captain, Lieutenant Commander Walter E. Reno. Seventy survivors were picked up by "Rose", and carried to port.

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