USS CHASE (DD-323)

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Career
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Laid down:
Launched:	2 September 1919
Commissioned:	10 March 1921
Decommissioned:	15 May 1930
Fate:	scrapped, 1931
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1,190 tons
Length:	314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam:	31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draught:	9 feet 10 inches (3 m)
Propulsion:	geared turbines
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement:	95 officers and enlisted
Armament:	4 x 4" (102 mm), 1 x 3" (76 mm), 12 x 21" (533 mm) tt.

The first 'USS ''Chase'' (DD-323)' was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Reuben Chase.
''Chase'' was launched 2 September 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Annear; and commissioned 10 March 1921, Lieutenant Commander C. E. Battle, Jr., in command.
Cruising primarily along the west coast of the United States, ''Chase'' took part in training operations and fleet maneuvers. She took part in the Presidential Fleet Review at Seattle, Washington, in 1923, and in 1927 cruised in Nicaraguan waters to protect American interests while civil war took place in that country. In 1928 she cruised to Hawaii with members of the Naval Reserve on board for training, and in 1929 she operated off San Diego, California with ''Saratoga'' (CV-3) and ''Lexington'' (CV-2) assisting the development of US carrier aviation.
Designated for scrapping under the provisions of the London Naval Treaty, ''Chase'' was decommissioned at San Diego 15 May 1930, and broken up during 1931.
See also USS Chase (DE-158), a destroyer escort of the same name.