USS Chestnut Hill (ID-2526)

History
United States
Name	Chestnut Hill
Builder	Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
Launched	23 August 1917
Acquired	14 March 1918
Commissioned	14 March 1918
Decommissioned	3 September 1919
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Displacement	10,150 tons
Length	280 ft (85 m)
Beam	50 ft 9 in (15.47 m)
Draft	24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	71
Armament	1 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 with Lieutenant Commander J. D. Murray in command. 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[]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.