USS Selfridge (DD-357)
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USS Selfridge was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge Jr.. She was the second ship named Selfridge,
USS Selfridge c. late 1930s
Damaged Selfridge and O'Bannon at Noumea after the battle.
Selfridge after her rebuilding, April 1944.
USS Chevalier (DD-451)
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USS Chevalier, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier.
USS Selfridge (DD-357)
…commenced nighttime patrols in the Solomon Islands up "the Slot" to intercept Japanese shipping. On the night of 6 October 1943, Selfridge, O'Bannon, and Chevalier intercepted an enemy force of six destroyers, three destroyer transports, and smaller armed craft some 12 miles off Marquana Bay as it attempted to…
USS Chevalier (DD-451) in October 1942
Chevalier at Tulagi, disembarking survivors of Strong, 6 July 1943.