USS Satterlee (DD-190) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Belmont.
The first Navy ship named for Captain Charles Satterlee USCG (1875–1918), Satterlee was laid down on 10 July 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched on 21 December 1918; sponsored by Ms. Rebecca E. Satterlee, niece of Captain Satterlee; an...
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USS Satterlee (DD-190) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Belmont.
The first Navy ship named for Captain Charles Satterlee USCG (1875–1918), Satterlee was laid down on 10 July 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched on 21 December 1918; sponsored by Ms. Rebecca E. Satterlee, niece of Captain Satterlee; and commissioned on 23 December 1919, Commander Reed M. Fawell in command.
Satterlee joined her destroyer flotilla at Manzanillo, Cuba on 27 January 1920 and conducted training in the Caribbean until 26 April. After repairs and trials, she rejoined the flotilla at Newport, Rhode Island on 11 June. She was present at the America's Cup races off New York City from 9-26 July, and visited Miami from 2-28 August before resuming training off Newport. The destroyer joined the Atlantic Fleet at Guantanamo Bay on 10 January 1921 and participated in fleet...
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