Pacific ships

USN · DD

Chevalier

Photos and info
Sunk

Fletcher-class destroyer. Off Horaniu she fired four torpedoes at Shigure and missed. At Vella Lavella one of Yugumo's torpedoes blew up her forward magazine.

Fletcher classLaunched 1942-04-11Commissioned 1942-07-20Torpedoed at Vella Lavella on 6 October 1943, then scuttled.

U.S. Navy photo 80-G-58800. USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway at sea on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58800).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

ERE. R. McLeanCaptain from 20 July 1942

Battle off Horaniu

1943-08-18 · her torpedoes at Shigure missed

Sunk
HamakazeDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle of Kula GulfBattle off HoraniuOperation Ten-Go
Sunk
IsokazeDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle off SamarOperation Ten-Go
Afloat
NicholasDD · DD-449 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Kula GulfBattle off Horaniu
Afloat
O'BannonDD · DD-450 · USN
Photos and infoNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, night actionBattle of Kula GulfBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
SazanamiDD · IJN
Photos and infoBombardment of MidwayThe loss of PerchBattle of the Coral SeaBattle off HoraniuLoss of Sazanami
Sunk
ShigureDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of Vella GulfBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of Surigao StraitLoss of GrowlerThe loss of Shigure
Afloat
TaylorDD · DD-468 · USN
Photos and infoBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella

Battle of Vella Lavella

1943-10-06 · torpedoed, then scuttled

Sunk
AkigumoDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
IsokazeDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle off SamarOperation Ten-Go
Sunk
KazagumoDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle of Vella Lavella
Afloat
La ValletteDD · DD-448 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Vella Lavella
Afloat
O'BannonDD · DD-450 · USN
Photos and infoNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, night actionBattle of Kula GulfBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Afloat
Ralph TalbotDD · DD-390 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Savo IslandBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
SamidareDD · IJN
Photos and infoNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, night actionNaval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship nightBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of Empress Augusta Bay
Afloat
SelfridgeDD · DD-357 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of Savo IslandBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
ShigureDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of Vella GulfBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of Surigao StraitLoss of GrowlerThe loss of Shigure
Afloat
TaylorDD · DD-468 · USN
Photos and infoBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella Lavella
Sunk
YugumoDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of MidwayBattle of Vella Lavella

Shot and shell

missed · torpedoIJN Shigure
Chevalier fired four torpedoes at Shigure from about 9,000 yards. None hit.
Taken · hitfrom IJN Yugumo
One of Yugumo's torpedoes hit Chevalier and detonated the forward magazine.
Taken · damagedfrom USS O'Bannon
O'Bannon ran into the crippled Chevalier and the two ships locked together.
Taken · sunkfrom USS La Vallette
After the wounded were taken off, La Vallette scuttled Chevalier.