USS Chester (CL-1)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Chester.
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.
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USS Chester (CS-1), undated | |
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Ordered | 27 April 1904 |
Awarded | 4 May 1905 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Cost | $1,688,000 (contract price of hull and machinery) |
Laid down | 25 September 1905 |
Launched | 26 June 1907 |
Sponsored by | Miss D. W. Sproul |
Commissioned | 25 April 1908 |
Decommissioned | 10 June 1921 |
Renamed | York, 10 July 1928 |
Reclassified | CL-1, 17 July 1920 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, 13 May 1930 |
General characteristics (As built)[1] | |
Class and type | Chester-class Scout cruiser |
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Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
Draft | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) (mean) |
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Complement | 42 officers 326 enlisted |
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General characteristics (1917)[2][3] | |
Complement | 63 officers 332 enlisted |
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