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
NameChester
NamesakeCity of Chester, Pennsylvania
Ordered18 December 1924
Awarded13 June 1927
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$10,815,000 (contract price)
Laid down6 March 1928
Launched3 July 1929
Sponsored byMiss J. T. Blain
Commissioned24 June 1930
Decommissioned10 June 1946
ReclassifiedCA-27, 1 July 1931
Stricken1 March 1959
Identification
Honors &
awards		 11 × battle stars
Fate
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeNorthampton-class cruiser
Displacement9,200 long tons (9,300 t) (standard)
Length
  • 600 ft 3 in (182.96 m) oa
  • 570 ft (170 m) pp
Beam66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Draft
  • 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) (mean)
  • 23 ft (7.0 m) (max)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity1,500 short tons (1,400 t) fuel oil
Complement92 officers 608 enlisted
Sensors &
processing systems		CXAM radar from 1940
Armament
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 carried4 × floatplanes (added 1932)
Aviation facilities2 × Amidship catapults (added 1932)
General characteristics (1945)
Armament

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.

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