USS Chester (CA-27)

	USS Chester (CA-27), off the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, after torpedo damage repairs and overhaul, 2 October 1943.
History
United States
Name	Chester
Namesake	City of Chester, Pennsylvania
Ordered	18 December 1924
Awarded	13 June 1927
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$10,815,000 (contract price)
Laid down	6 March 1928
Launched	3 July 1929
Sponsored by	Miss J. T. Blain
Commissioned	24 June 1930
Decommissioned	10 June 1946
Reclassified	CA-27, 1 July 1931
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-27; Hull symbol:CA-27; Code letters: NAFV; ;
Honors and; awards	11 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap on 11 August 1959; Scrapped at Panama City, Florida;
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Northampton-class cruiser
Displacement	9,200 long tons (9,300 t) (standard)
Length	600 ft 3 in (182.96 m) oa; 570 ft (170 m) pp;
Beam	66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Draft	16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) (mean); 23 ft (7.0 m) (max);
Installed power	8 × White-Forster boilers ; 107,000 shp (80,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines; 4 × screws;
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement	92 officers 608 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	CXAM radar from 1940
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3); 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 3–3+3⁄4 in (76–95 mm); Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm); Barbettes: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm); Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm); Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes (added 1932)
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults (added 1932)
General characteristics (1945)
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3); 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 7 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns ; 28 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

USS Chester (CL/CA-27), a Northampton-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.

^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1". Hazegray.org. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ Rickard, J (26 February 2014). "Northampton Class Heavy Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[ships-1] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[haze-2] "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1". Hazegray.org. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[History1-3] Rickard, J (26 February 2014). "Northampton Class Heavy Cruisers". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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History
USS Chester (CA-27), off the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, after torpedo damage repairs and overhaul, 2 October 1943.
United States
Name	Chester
Namesake	City of Chester, Pennsylvania
Ordered	18 December 1924
Awarded	13 June 1927
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$10,815,000 (contract price)
Laid down	6 March 1928
Launched	3 July 1929
Sponsored by	Miss J. T. Blain
Commissioned	24 June 1930
Decommissioned	10 June 1946
Reclassified	CA-27, 1 July 1931
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol: CL-27 Hull symbol:CA-27 Code letters: NAFV
Honors and awards	11 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap on 11 August 1959 Scrapped at Panama City, Florida
General characteristics (as built)^[1]^[2]
Class and type	Northampton-class cruiser
Displacement	9,200 long tons (9,300 t) (standard)
Length	600 ft 3 in (182.96 m) oa 570 ft (170 m) pp
Beam	66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Draft	16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) (mean) 23 ft (7.0 m) (max)
Installed power	8 × White-Forster boilers 107,000 shp (80,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement	92 officers 608 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	CXAM radar from 1940
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3) 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 3–3+3⁄4 in (76–95 mm) Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm) Barbettes: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm) Turrets: 3⁄4–2+1⁄2 in (19–64 mm) Conning Tower: 1+1⁄4 in (32 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes (added 1932)
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults (added 1932)
General characteristics (1945)^[2]^[3]
Armament	9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 7 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 28 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons