The three Chester-class cruisers were the first United States Navy vessels to be designed and designated as fast "scout cruisers" for fleet reconnaissance...
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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)...
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"Chester" (song), an American Revolutionary War anthem composed by William Billings Chester-class cruiser HMS Chester, disambiguation page USS Chester...
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The Town class was a group of twenty-one light cruisers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) of the first half of the 20th century...
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Chester (CL/CA-27), a Northampton-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania. Chester...
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The Omaha-class cruisers were a class of light cruisers built for the United States Navy. They were the oldest class of cruiser still in active service...
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USS Birmingham (CL-2) (category Chester-class cruisers)
named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a Chester-class scout cruiser, reclassified a light cruiser in 1920. Entering service in 1908, the ship became...
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USS Salem (CL-3) (category Chester-class cruisers)
USS Salem (CS-3/CL-3), Scout Cruiser No. 3, was a Chester-class scout cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city...
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either publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 9 Ticonderoga-class cruisers in active service, as of 10 October 2024, with the last tentatively...
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The Northampton-class cruisers were a group of six heavy cruisers built for the United States Navy, and commissioned between 1928 and 1931. The Northamptons...
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HMS Chester was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, one of two ships forming the Birkenhead subtype. Along with sister ship, Birkenhead, she...
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States Navy § Scout cruisers (SCR, SC, CS) Chester class – later re-classified as light cruisers (CL) The first three Omaha-class ships were also designated...
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Amphitrite-class monitors Asheville-class gunboats Chester-class cruisers Columbia-class cruisers Connecticut-class battleships Delaware-class battleships...
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the term first class cruiser being used instead for both armoured cruisers and large protected cruisers. Thus, the first class cruisers built between the...
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Denver class protected cruiser USS Cleveland (C-19) World War I Virginia-class battleship USS Georgia (BB-15), launched in 1904 Chester-class cruiser USS Chester (CL-1)...
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The St. Louis-class cruisers were a class of three cruisers that served in the United States Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. Authorized in...
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USS Detroit (CL-8) (1923) Attack on Pearl Harbor 1 of 6 Northampton-class heavy cruisers USS Northampton (CA-26) (1930) Doolittle Raid - Battle of Midway...
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Caldwell-class destroyers Cassin-class destroyers Chester-class cruisers Clemson-class destroyers Colorado-class battleships Connecticut-class battleships...
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Arizona. The aircraft carrier Saratoga, the heavy cruisers USS Chester and Vincennes, and the light cruiser Trenton would also be left behind. These ships...
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The Boeing Sonic Cruiser was a concept jet airliner with a delta wing–canard configuration. It was distinguished from conventional airliners by its delta...
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fourth rate launched in 1743 and sold in 1767. HMS Chester (1915) was a Town-class light cruiser originally ordered for the Greek Navy in 1914 as Lambros...
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HMS Birkenhead (1915) (redirect from Greek cruiser Antinauarkos Condouriotis)
HMS Birkenhead was one of two Town-class light cruisers originally ordered for the Greek Navy in 1914. She was to be named Antinavarchos Kountouriotis...
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Asheville-class gunboats mounted a single 3-inch/50 Mk 34 as their primary armament. Bainbridge-class destroyers Chester-class cruisers Connecticut-class battleships...
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of the 1920s were originally classed as light cruisers until the London Treaty forced their redesignation. Heavy cruisers continued in use until after...
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USS Minneapolis (C-13) (redirect from USS Minneapolis (Cruiser No. 13))
USS Minneapolis (C-13/CA-17) was a United States Navy Columbia-class protected cruiser. She was named for the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis...
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USS St. Louis (CL-49) (redirect from Brazilian cruiser Tamandaré (C12))
USS St. Louis, eighth of nine Brooklyn-class light cruisers, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of St. Louis, Missouri....
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (category Portland-class cruisers)
USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931...
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battleship: Nagato 1 heavy cruiser: Mogami Screen 10 destroyers 2 Asashio-class (6 × 5 in. main battery): Michishio, Yamagumo 2 Kagerō-class (6 × 5 in. main battery):...
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USS Chicago (1885) (redirect from Chicago class cruiser)
The first USS Chicago (later CA-14) was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy, the largest of the original three authorized by Congress for the...
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USS Minneapolis (CA-36) (category New Orleans-class cruisers)
USS Minneapolis (CL/CA-36) was a New Orleans-class cruiser built for the United States Navy before the outbreak of World War II, the second ship named...
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