USS Chester (CL-1)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Chester.

USS Chester (CS-1), undated
History
United States
Name
  • Chester (1905–1928)
  • York (1928–1930)
Namesake
  • City of Chester, Pennsylvania
  • City of York, Pennsylvania
Ordered27 April 1904
Awarded4 May 1905
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Cost$1,688,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Laid down25 September 1905
Launched26 June 1907
Sponsored byMiss D. W. Sproul
Commissioned25 April 1908
Decommissioned10 June 1921
RenamedYork, 10 July 1928
ReclassifiedCL-1, 17 July 1920
Identification
FateSold for scrap, 13 May 1930
General characteristics (As built)[1]
Class and typeChester-class Scout cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,750 long tons (3,810 t) (standard)
  • 4,687 long tons (4,762 t) (full load)
Length
  • 423 ft 1 in (128.96 m) oa
  • 420 ft (130 m) pp
Beam47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)
Draft16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
  • 26.52 kn (49.12 km/h; 30.52 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement42 officers 326 enlisted
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Deck: 1 in (25 mm) (aft)
General characteristics (1917)[2][3]
Complement63 officers 332 enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × 5-in/51 caliber guns
  • 2 × 3-in/50 caliber rapid-fire guns
  • 1 × 3-in/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun
  • 2 × 3-pounder saluting guns
  • 2 × 21-in torpedo tubes

USS Chester (CS-1/CL-1) of the United States Navy was the first scout cruiser (CS) built for the Navy. In 1920, she was reclassified as a light cruiser (CL). She was launched on 26 June 1907, by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss D. W. Sproul, and commissioned on 25 April 1908. She was named in honor of Chester, Pennsylvania.[4] In July 1928, long since decommissioned, her name was changed to USS York, in honor of York, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1921-". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 60–67. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ Toppan, Andrew (22 January 2000). "Chester class scout cruisers". US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Chester I (CL-1)". Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.