Chestnut Hill, was launched 23 August 1917 by shipbuilder Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company at Gloucester City, New Jersey, and acquired by the U.S. Navy 14 March 1918 and commissioned the same day. She reported to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service.
The Chestnut Hill served as an escort and fuel ship in the Azores from 22 March – 15 June 1918 for two convoys of submarine chasers. On 9 October 1918 Sub Chaser USS SC-219 sank in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the Azores due to an explosion and fire while refueling alongside "Chestnut Hill". 4 killed, 8 wounded.[1][2]
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^"U. S. Navy Ships Sunk or Damaged from Various Causes during World War I". usmm.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
chestnut, hill, 2526, united, states, navy, tanker, that, served, during, world, historyunited, statesnamechestnut, hillbuilderpennsylvania, shipbuilding, companylaunched23, august, 1917acquired14, march, 1918commissioned14, march, 1918decommissioned3, septemb. USS Chestnut Hill ID 2526 was a United States Navy tanker that served during World War I HistoryUnited StatesNameChestnut HillBuilderPennsylvania Shipbuilding CompanyLaunched23 August 1917Acquired14 March 1918Commissioned14 March 1918Decommissioned3 September 1919FateSold commercial 1918 sunk as a target 1947General characteristicsDisplacement10 150 tonsLength280 ft 85 m Beam50 ft 9 in 15 47 m Draft24 ft 5 in 7 44 m Speed11 kn 20 km h 13 mph Complement71Armament1 x 5 inch gun 1 x 6 pounder cannonChestnut Hill was launched 23 August 1917 by shipbuilder Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company at Gloucester City New Jersey and acquired by the U S Navy 14 March 1918 and commissioned the same day She reported to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service The Chestnut Hill served as an escort and fuel ship in the Azores from 22 March 15 June 1918 for two convoys of submarine chasers On 9 October 1918 Sub Chaser USS SC 219 sank in the Mid Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the Azores due to an explosion and fire while refueling alongside Chestnut Hill 4 killed 8 wounded 1 2 References edit U S Navy Ships Sunk or Damaged from Various Causes during World War I usmm org Retrieved 24 April 2021 SC 219 Navsourse Retrieved 24 April 2021 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Chestnut Hill ID 2526 amp oldid 1187499584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
