History
United States
NameChestnut Hill
BuilderPennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
Launched23 August 1917
Acquired14 March 1918
Commissioned14 March 1918
Decommissioned3 September 1919
FateSold commercial 1918, sunk as a target 1947
General characteristics
Displacement10,150 tons
Length280 ft (85 m)
Beam50 ft 9 in (15.47 m)
Draft24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Speed11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement71
Armament1 x 5-inch gun; 1 x 6-pounder cannon

USS Chestnut Hill (ID-2526) was a United States Navy tanker that served during World War I.

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]

References

  1. "U. S. Navy Ships Sunk or Damaged from Various Causes during World War I". usmm.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. "SC-219". Navsourse. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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