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| | USN Ships--USS Chauncey (DD-296) |
 | | USS Chauncey, a 1190-ton Clemson class destroyer built at San Francisco, California, was commissioned in June 1919. |
 | | She was the least damaged of the seven stranded ships, and suffered no losses among her crew, but she could not be saved. |
 | | USS Chauncey was named in honor of Commodore Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840), a hero of the War of 1812, whose Naval service extended from 1798 to 1840. |
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