USS Chandler
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Two ships in the United States Navy
have been named USS Chandler. The first was named for William E. Chandler
and the second for Theodore E. Chandler
.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS Chandler. The first was named for William E. Chandler
William E. Chandler
William Eaton Chandler was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.-Early life:...
and the second for Theodore E. Chandler
Theodore E. Chandler
Theodore Edson Chandler was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II, who commanded battleship and cruiser divisions in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. He was killed in action when Japanese kamikaze aircraft struck his flagship.He was the grandson of William E...
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- The , was a Clemson-classClemson class destroyerThe Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II.The Clemson-class ships were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, New York Shipbuilding...
destroyer, commissioned in 1919, served in World War II and decommissioned in 1945.
- The , was a Kidd-classKidd class destroyerThe Kidd class guided missile destroyers were a series of four warships based upon the hull of the Spruance class destroyers. These ships were originally ordered by the Shah of Iran for service in the Persian Gulf in an air defense role...
destroyer, commissioned in 1982 and decommissioned in 1999. She was transferred to Taiwan.
See also
- Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717)USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717)USS Theodore E. Chandler was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Theodore E. Chandler....