| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | DD 106 |
| Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1918 |
| Launched | 26 May 1918 |
| Commissioned | 12 Dec 1918 |
| End service | 15 Oct 1945 |
| History | USS Chew was commissioned at the and of WW1, and left out of action. She was decommissioned at San Diego on 1 June 1922, and called back into service on 14 October 1940. She was in Pearl Harbor during the japanese raid, downing one attacker. She spent most of the war in Pearl Harbor filling training duties, and occasional escort duties. She was decommissioned in Philadelphia on 15 October 1945, Stricken on 1 November 1945 and sold for scrap on 4 October 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Chew (DD 106)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Louis Beck, USN | 14 Oct 1940 | 12 Dec 1941 |
| 2 | Harry Reid Hummer, Jr., USN | 12 Dec 1941 | 18 Oct 1942 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Peter Harry Horn, USN | 18 Oct 1942 | 27 Jan 1943 |
| 4 | Winston Seaborn Brown, USNR | 27 Jan 1943 | 10 Jan 1944 |
| 5 | Alan George Grant, USNR | 10 Jan 1944 | 14 Apr 1945 |
| 6 | Joseph James Mannion, USNR | 14 Apr 1945 | 15 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Chew include:
9 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
10 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
3 Aug 1945
During 3/4 August 1945, USS Bowfin (Cdr. A.K. Tyree, USN), conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Darby (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Martin, USNR) and USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider, USN).
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