Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Chesterfield'', after the town of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire: * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1745. She foundered in 1762. * was a fleet messenger during WWI * was a Town-class

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

, originally the US Navy's ''Clemson''-class destroyer . She was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 and was sold for scrapping in 1947.

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