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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-K

                        FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


(Mark One)

X        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2001

                                       OR

_____    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from       to
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                        Commission file number 333-83484

                  Chase Credit Card Owner Trust 2001-3 (issuer)
           Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association (depositor)
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


USA                                        22-238028
(State or Other Jurisdiction of            (IRS Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation or Organization)

White Clay Center, Building 2000, Newark, DE                   19711
(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           (302) 575-5000


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class                  Name of Each Exchange of Which Registered
       NONE                                            N/A

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

      NONE
(Title of Class)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days: YES  X  NO

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  X

         State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates of the registrants. The aggregate value shall be
computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the
average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of a specified date
within 60 days prior to the date of filing.

         The registrant has no voting or non-voting common equity outstanding as
of the date of this report.

         The registrant is a trust that has issued certificates of beneficial
interest in the trust assets.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

         List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and
the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document
is incorporated: (1) any annual report to security holders; (2) any proxy or
information statement; and (3) any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or
(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly
described for identification purposes.

         None.

Introductory Note

         Chase Credit Card Owner Trust 2001-3 (the "Trust") was formed pursuant
to a Trust Agreement (the "Agreement") between Chase Manhattan Bank USA,
National Association (the "Bank"), as depositor, and an unrelated trustee (the
"Trustee"). The Trust is the issuer of three classes of publicly offered asset
backed notes (the "Notes"). The Trust files reports pursuant to Section 13 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
in the manner described in letters dated January 16, 1991 and March 14, 1991,
submitted to the Office of the Chief Counsel with respect to Chase Credit Card
Master Trust (f/k/a "Chemical Master Credit Card Trust I"). Accordingly,
responses to certain Items have been omitted from or modified in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.



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Part I

Item 1.           Business

         Omitted.

Item 2.           Properties

         The Trust is the holder of the Series 2001-3 Asset Backed Certificate
issued by Chase Credit Card Master Trust, which was transferred to it by the
Bank, and certain deposit accounts.

         The aggregate Investor Default Amount for the year ended December 31,
2001 was $29,434,131.00. As of December 31, 2001, Accounts designated for the
Master Trust having an aggregate balance of $367,388,341.00, or 1.45% of all
Receivables, were delinquent 30 - 59 days; Accounts having an aggregate balance
of $282,153,189.00, or 1.11% of all Receivables, were delinquent 60 - 89 days;
and Accounts having an aggregate balance of $541,697,305.00, or 2.14% of all
Receivables, were delinquent 90 days or more.

Item 3.           Legal Proceedings

         The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings with
respect to the Trust, the Trustee or the Bank.

Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         No matter was submitted to a vote of Securityholders during the fiscal
year covered by this report.



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Part II

Item 5.           Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholders
                  Matters

         The registrant has no voting stock or class of common stock outstanding
as of the date of this report. The beneficial interest in the Trust is
represented by the Series Certificate registered in name of the issuer. To the
knowledge of the registrant, the Notes are traded in the over-the-counter market
to a limited extent.

         As of December 31, 2001, all of the Notes were registered in the name
of CEDE and Co. The registrant understands that CEDE and Co. is the nominee for
the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). The registrant further understands that
DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the Notes held of record
by CEDE & Co., and that DTC knows only the identity of the participants to whose
accounts such Notes are credited, who may or may not be the beneficial owners of
the Notes.

         The records provided to the Trust by DTC indicate that as of December
31, 2001, the number of holders of record for each class of Notes issued by the
Trust was as follows:

         Class                                       No. of Holders
         -----                                       --------------
         A                                           6
         B                                           8
         C                                           5

Item 6.           Selected Financial Data

         Omitted.

Item 7.           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                  and Results of Operations

         Omitted.

Item 7A.          Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

         Not applicable.

Item 8.           Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

         Omitted.

Item 9.           Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
                  and Financial Disclosure

         None.


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Part III

Item 10.          Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

         Omitted.

Item 11.          Executive Compensation

         Omitted.

Item 12.          Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

         The records of DTC indicate that as of December 31, 2001, there were
the following holders of record with more than 5% of each class of the
Certificates and Notes:

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Chase Credit Card Owner Trust     Name & Address of Participant       Original Certificate   % Class
                                                                      Principal Balance
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Series 2001-3
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<S>                               <C>                                 <C>                    <C>
Class A                           Bank of New York (The)                  $231,850,000       30.91%
                                  925 Patterson Plank Rd.
                                  Secacus, NJ 07094
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                                  Boston Safe Deposit & Trust              $65,750,000        8.77%
                                  Company
                                  525 William Penn Place
                                  Suite 3631
                                  Pittsburgh, PA  15259
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                                  Deutsche Bank A.G., New York             $40,000,000        5.33%
                                  Branch
                                  34 Exchange Pl.
                                  Jersey City, NJ 07311
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                                  JPMorgan Chase Bank                     $224,250,000       29.90%
                                  C/O JP Morgan Investor Services
                                  14201 Dallas Pkwy 12th Fl
                                  Dallas, TX 75254
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                                  State Street Bank and Trust Co.         $151,900,000       20.25%
                                  1776 Heritage Dr.
                                  No. Quincy, MA 02171
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Class B                           Bank of New York (The)                   $36,200,000       57.92%
                                  925 Patterson Plank Rd.
                                  Secacus, NJ 07094
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                                  Barclays Global Investors                $12,500,000       20.00%
                                  N.A./ Investors Bank & Trust
                                  980 9th Street
                                  6th Floor
                                  Sacramento, CA 95814
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                                  Boston Safe Deposit & Trust               $7,850,000       12.56%
                                  Company
                                  525 William Penn Place
                                  Suite 3631
                                  Pittsburgh, PA  15259
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Class C                           Bank of New York (The)                    $5,000,000        6.22%
                                  925 Patterson Plank Rd.
                                  Secacus, NJ 07094
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                                  Bank One Trust Company, N.A.              $8,357,000       10.40%
                                  340 South Cleveland Avenue
                                  Columbus, OH  43240
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                                  Citibank, N.A.                           $30,000,000       37.33%
                                  3800 Citibank Center
                                  Tampa, FL 33610-9122
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                                  JPMorgan Chase Bank                      $27,000,000       33.60%
                                  C/O JP Morgan Investor Services
                                  14201 Dallas Pkwy 12th Fl
                                  Dallas, TX 75254
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                                  Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota,              $10,000,000       12.44%
                                  N.A.
                                  733 Marquette Avenue
                                  N9306-051
                                  Minneapolis, MN 55479
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Item 13.          Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

         None.



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Part IV

Item 14.          Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports of
                  Form 8-K

                  (a)      Exhibits. The following documents are filed as part
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Exhibit Number:                     Description:
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23.1                                Consent of Independent Accountants.

99.1                                Annual Servicer's Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05
                                    of the Agreement.

99.2                                Management Report on Internal Controls.

99.3                                Annual Independent Accountants Report pursuant to Section 3.06
                                    of the Agreement.

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                  (b)      Reports on Form 8-K.

         The following reports were filed on Form 8-K during the last quarter of
2001:

Date                Items Reported            Financial Statements
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10/01/2001          5, 7                      Monthly report to Noteholders
                                              dated 9/17/2001

10/29/2001          5, 7                      Monthly report to Noteholders
                                              dated 10/15/2001

11/29/2001          5, 7                      Monthly report to Noteholders
                                              dated 11/15/2001

12/21/2001          5, 7                      Monthly report to Noteholders
                                              dated 12/17/2001



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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  March 29, 2002


                          Chase Credit Card Owner Trust 2001-3

                          by: Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association,
                          as Administrator


                          By:  /s/ Patricia M. Garvey
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                          Name:    Patricia M. Garvey
                          Title:   Vice President



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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION
15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.


No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting
material has been sent to Noteholders during the period covered by this Annual
Report on Form 10-K and the registrant does not intend to furnish such materials
to Noteholders subsequent to the filing of this report.



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



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Exhibit Number:                     Description:
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23.1                                Consent of Independent Accountants.

99.1                                Annual Servicer's Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05
                                    of the Agreement.

99.2                                Management Report on Internal Controls.

99.3                                Annual Independent Accountants Report pursuant to Section 3.06
                                    of the Agreement.
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