Recommissioned 12 May 1930, Crowninshield arrived at San Diego, California 4 April 1931 to join the Battle Force. She took part in fleet problems and exercises on the west coast, in Hawaiian and Caribbean waters; operated with Aircraft, Battle Force; conducted practice cruises to Canadian and Alaskan ports for members of the Naval Reserve; and spent from 15 July to 17 December 1934 in the Rotating Reserve. She was at San Diego between 30 October and 2 November 1935, for the Presidential Fleet Review and attended the ceremonies opening the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in November 1936. Crowninshield was decommissioned at San Diego on 8 April 1937.[1]
Chelsea reached Devonport, England, 28 September 1940. Assigned to the Sixth Escort Group, Western Approaches Command, Liverpool, for Atlantic convoy duty, she fought the double-menace submarine and air attacks on vital supplies. On 6 April 1941 she rescued 29 survivors of SS Olga S. which had been sunk by an air attack.[1]Chelsea was modified for trade convoy escort service by removal of three of the original 4"/50 caliber guns and one of the triple torpedo tube mounts to reduce topside weight for additional depth charge stowage and installation of hedgehog.[2]
Chelsea joined Arbutus on 5 February 1942 to hunt for a submarine sighted from their convoy. Two hours later Arbutus was torpedoed. Chelsea opened fire on the surfaced submarine and made three depth charge attacks after she dived but contact was lost and she returned to pick up the survivors from Arbutus.[1]
In November 1942 Chelsea was lent to the Royal Canadian Navy and until the end of 1943 operated in the mid and western Atlantic Ocean escorting convoys to and from Great Britain. She returned to Derry, Northern Ireland, 26 December 1943 and early in 1944 was reduced to reserve on the Tyne. On 16 July 1944 she was transferred to Russia and renamed Derzky[1] (rus. Дерзкий, "Insolent").[note 2]
Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-146-7.
Destroyers for Great Britain: A History of 50 Town Class Ships Transferred From the United States to Great Britain in 1940 (Rev. and expanded ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1988. ISBN0-87021-782-8.
Lenton, H.T. and Colledge J.J. (1968). British and Dominion Warships of World War II. Doubleday and Company.
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For other ships with the same name see Soviet destroyer Derzky 1960 USS Crowninshield DD 134 was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II She was named for Benjamin Williams Crowninshield In World War II she was transferred to the Royal Navy where she was named HMS Chelsea and subsequently to the Soviet Navy where she was named Derzky note 1 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS CrowninshieldBuilderBath Iron WorksLaid down5 November 1918Launched24 July 1919Commissioned6 August 1919Decommissioned7 July 1922Recommissioned12 May 1930Decommissioned8 April 1937Recommissioned30 September 1939Decommissioned9 September 1940Stricken8 January 1941FateTransferred to UK 9 September 1940United KingdomNameHMS ChelseaCommissioned9 September 1940IdentificationI35FateTransferred to USSR 16 July 1944NotesTransferred to Royal Canadian Navy November 1942 returned by Canada 26 December 1943CanadaNameHMCS ChelseaAcquiredNovember 1942FateReturned to United Kingdom 26 December 1943Soviet UnionNameDerzky Derzkij Insolent Acquired16 July 1944FateReturned to UK for scrapping 23 June 1949General characteristicsClass and typeWickes class destroyerDisplacement1 090 tonsLength314 ft 5 in 95 83 m Beam31 ft 8 in 9 65 m Draft8 ft 8 in 2 64 m Speed35 kn 65 km h 40 mph Complement100 officers and enlistedArmament4 4 50 caliber guns 12 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes Contents 1 Construction and career 1 1 United States Navy 1 2 Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy 1 3 Soviet Navy 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Citations 2 3 Sources 3 External linksConstruction and career editUnited States Navy edit Crowninshield was launched 24 July 1919 by Bath Iron Works Bath Maine sponsored by Emily Crowninshield Davis great great granddaughter of B W Crowninshield The ship was commissioned on 6 August 1919 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet 1 Crowninshield cruised along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean participating in 1921 in the fleet concentration in the Panama Canal Zone and Cuban waters During this exercise she carried Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels from Key West to Guantanamo Bay for fleet maneuvers From 14 November 1921 Crowninshield operated with 50 percent of her complement until placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia Pennsylvania 7 July 1922 1 Recommissioned 12 May 1930 Crowninshield arrived at San Diego California 4 April 1931 to join the Battle Force She took part in fleet problems and exercises on the west coast in Hawaiian and Caribbean waters operated with Aircraft Battle Force conducted practice cruises to Canadian and Alaskan ports for members of the Naval Reserve and spent from 15 July to 17 December 1934 in the Rotating Reserve She was at San Diego between 30 October and 2 November 1935 for the Presidential Fleet Review and attended the ceremonies opening the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in November 1936 Crowninshield was decommissioned at San Diego on 8 April 1937 1 Recommissioned on 30 September 1939 Crowninshield sailed from Mare Island 25 November and arrived at Guantanamo Bay Cuba on 10 December for duty with the Neutrality Patrol in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico On 9 September 1940 she was decommissioned at Halifax former city Nova Scotia and was delivered to British authorities in the land bases for destroyers exchange She was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Chelsea the same day 1 Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy edit nbsp HMS Chelsea 1942Chelsea reached Devonport England 28 September 1940 Assigned to the Sixth Escort Group Western Approaches Command Liverpool for Atlantic convoy duty she fought the double menace submarine and air attacks on vital supplies On 6 April 1941 she rescued 29 survivors of SS Olga S which had been sunk by an air attack 1 Chelsea was modified for trade convoy escort service by removal of three of the original 4 50 caliber guns and one of the triple torpedo tube mounts to reduce topside weight for additional depth charge stowage and installation of hedgehog 2 Chelsea joined Arbutus on 5 February 1942 to hunt for a submarine sighted from their convoy Two hours later Arbutus was torpedoed Chelsea opened fire on the surfaced submarine and made three depth charge attacks after she dived but contact was lost and she returned to pick up the survivors from Arbutus 1 In November 1942 Chelsea was lent to the Royal Canadian Navy and until the end of 1943 operated in the mid and western Atlantic Ocean escorting convoys to and from Great Britain She returned to Derry Northern Ireland 26 December 1943 and early in 1944 was reduced to reserve on the Tyne On 16 July 1944 she was transferred to Russia and renamed Derzky 1 rus Derzkij Insolent note 2 Soviet Navy edit nbsp Derzky c 1944 1945Derzky was one of eight Town class destroyers transferred to the Soviet Navy in lieu of Italian vessels surrendered in September 1943 and claimed by the Soviet Union as war reparations in May 1944 She sailed for Murmansk and was commissioned into the Northern Fleet There she served as local convoy escort for the remainder of hostilities 3 In 1949 she was transferred back to the Royal Navy but was scrapped without re commissioning References editNotes edit Alternate spelling Derzkiy Alternate spelling Derzkiy Citations edit a b c d e f g United States Naval Historical Center Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Crowninshield Retrieved 27 January 2015 Lenton amp Colledge 1968 p 90 Conway 1980 p332 Sources edit Gardiner Robert Chesneau Roger eds 1980 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Destroyers for Great Britain A History of 50 Town Class Ships Transferred From the United States to Great Britain in 1940 Rev and expanded ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press 1988 ISBN 0 87021 782 8 Lenton H T and Colledge J J 1968 British and Dominion Warships of World War II Doubleday and Company This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Crowninshield DD 134 NavSource Photos SovietNavy WW2 Taun Town class U boat net Derzkij Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Crowninshield amp oldid 1174499439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
