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. In July 1928, long since decommissioned, her name was changed to USS York, in honor of York, Pennsylvania.

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1905-09-25T00:00:00Z

1905-09-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1907-06-26T00:00:00Z

1907-06-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1921-06-10T00:00:00Z

1921-06-10T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1908-04-25T00:00:00Z

1908-04-25T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

111-SC-5879 - NARA - 55172666

USSChesterCL1

Mexican Revolution (128)

War Game-Torpedo boats capture CHESTER and SALEM LOC 2162733493

CHESTER U.S.N. LCCN2014694900

USS Chester (CL-1) and USS Aylwin (DD-47) in the Baltic in 1918

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
commons	image		111-SC-5879 - NARA - 55172666		Commons
commons	image		USSChesterCL1		Commons
commons	image		Mexican Revolution (128)		Commons
commons	image		War Game-Torpedo boats capture CHESTER and SALEM LOC 2162733493		Commons
commons	image		CHESTER U.S.N. LCCN2014694900		Commons
commons	image		USS Chester (CL-1) and USS Aylwin (DD-47) in the Baltic in 1918		Commons