USS Chandler ( DD - 206 ) USS " Chandler " ( DD - 206 / DMS - 9 / AG - 108 ) was a " Clemson " - class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was the only ship named for William Eaton Chandler , who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1882 to 1886 . " Chandler " was launched on 19 March 1919 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company ; sponsored by Mrs . L . H . Chandler ; and commissioned 5 September , Lieutenant Commander F . Cogswell in command . Service history . 1920s . Assigned to Destroyer Squadron 3 of the U . S . Atlantic Fleet , " Chandler " sailed from Newport , Rhode Island , 19 December for duty with U . S . Naval Forces , Turkey . After carrying a diplomatic mission to the Crimea , and aiding the American Red Cross in its relief work with Russia refugees , " Chandler " joined the U . S . Naval Detachment , Adriatic . She served as station ship at Venice and had relief duty throughout the Adriatic until January 1921 . Chandler is a perfect name for this . Sailing through the Suez Canal , " Chandler " arrived at Cavite , on 15 February 1921 . She served with the Asiatic Fleet , protecting American interests throughout the Far East , until on 25 August 1922 . Clearing Chefoo , China , she arrived at San Francisco 30 September . She was decommissioned on 20 October 1922 , and placed in reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard . 1930s . " Chandler " was recommissioned on 31 March 1930 for operations off the west coast , Hawaii , the Panama Canal Zone , and in the Caribbean . In 1934 , she sailed to New York for the Presidential Fleet Review of 31 May . In 1936 she took part in radio sound tests , and in 1940 , served as plane guard during the flight of the Secretary of the Navy to Hawaii . Destroyer minesweeper ( DMS ) . Reporting to Mare Island Navy Yard in October 1940 , " Chandler " was reclassified DMS - 9 on 19 November , and converted to a high - speed minesweeper . She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 12 February 1941 to begin operational training and patrol . At sea when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred , she returned to base 2 days later . Until on 30 June 1942 , she escorted convoys to San Francisco , Palmyra , Christmas , and Midway Islands , and swept and patrolled in Hawaiian waters . While en route to operations in the Aleutians on 27 July , she collided with in a heavy fog , so " Chandler " underwent repair from 11 August to 27 September at Mare Island Navy Yard . On 5 October , she reported at Dutch Harbor for duty patrolling and escorting convoys in the Aleutians . In May 1943 , she covered the landings at Attu , and in August , those at Kiska . Leaving the fog and difficult waters of the Aleutians behind in October , " Chandler " was readied at San Francisco for duty farther south in the $ 3 . " Chandler " docked at Pearl Harbor on 1 January . From there , in a succession of landings , at Majuro ( 31 January ) , Eniwetok ( 17 February - 6 March ) , Saipan ( 13 June - 20 July ) , and Tinian ( 21 July - 24 July ) , she swept mines and screened assault shipping . Patrolling each invasion area as the operation developed , " Chandler " joined with in sinking the Japanese submarine " I - 185 " on 22 June , at 15°55 ′ N . , 147°09 ′ E . On 17 October 1944 , " Chandler " resumed mine - sweeping in landings , as she sailed into Leyte Gulf in advance of the major force for the assault to sweep a path for the attacking amphibious ships . She remained on duty , sweeping , patrolling , and screening , through the start of the landings , retiring on 25 October for Manus after the delay caused by the Battle for Leyte Gulf . Called upon for similar duty in the Lingayen operation , " Chandler " came under heavy fire from Japanese aircraft on the night of 6 – 7 January 1945 . Fire from " Chandler " and shot down a Japanese aircraft , but only after it had launched a torpedo , which struck " Hovey " , sinking her within 3 minutes . " Chandler " stood by , recovering 229 officers and men . " Chandler " remained on duty in Lingayen Gulf until 10 January , when she cleared for convoy escort operations through mid - February . At Iwo Jima from 16 February to 28 February , she gave her experienced aid in sweeping , patrolling , and screening for the buildup and the subsequent assault . Fate . " Chandler " returned to the west coast for overhaul in April . While there , she was reclassified AG - 108 , on 5 June 1945 , and after training , she began a tour of towing targets in gunnery exercises for new ships engaged in shakedown training . While performing this important task , she based on both San Diego and Pearl Harbor . After the end of hostilities , " Chandler " proceeded to Norfolk , Virginia , arriving on 21 October 1945 . There she was decommissioned on 21 November 1945 , and sold on 18 November 1946 . Awards . " Chandler " received eight battle star s for service in World War II .