USN · CA
Chester
Photos and infoNorthampton-class heavy cruiser. With Kinkaid's cruisers at Coral Sea. Not sunk. Still afloat at the surrender.
| Class | Northampton class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | CA-27 |
| Fate | Afloat. In the cruiser screen at Coral Sea, and not sunk there. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned in 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Three triple 8-inch turrets and two funnels. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Chester (CA-27) in August 1942. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the cruiser screen; not sunk
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · bombarded the beaches on 17 February
