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