HMS Chesterfield (I28)

HMS Chesterfield was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number I28. The ship was named after Welborn C. Wood. Her keel was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company on 24 September 1918. Launched on 6 March 1920, she entered service on 14 January 1921.

She was one of 84 ships of her class. The class followed the Wickes-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Farragut-class destroyer (1934).

Displacement was 1,215 long tons. She measured 95.7 m (314 ft) long with a beam of 9.1 m (30 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 111.

Her main battery was four 102 mm (4 in) guns.

She served with the United States Navy as Welborn C. Wood until 9 September 1940. She then passed to the Royal Navy, serving as HMS Chesterfield from 9 September 1940. She was in commission for 1,965 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 8 August 1922. She was struck from the register on 1 October 1930.

She was broken up for scrap in 1948.

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