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|29 May, 1907
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|28 Aug, 1905
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 25 November 2014

Three Chester class scout cruisers (CS-1 through CS-3) were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1908. They were later redesignated as light cruisers (CL-1 through CL-3).

Overview of 3 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Chester Bath Iron Works 25 Sep, 1905 26 Jun, 1907 25 Apr, 1908 Sold 13 May, 1930
Birmingham Fore River 14 Aug, 1905 29 May, 1907 11 Apr, 1908 Sold 13 May, 1930
Salem Fore River 28 Aug, 1905 27 Jul, 1907 1 Aug, 1908 Sold 11 Feb, 1930

Design & Construction

Armament

They were armed as follows.[1]

Guns

Originally:

  • two 5-in 50cal Mark 6, fore and aft
  • six 3-in 50cal

1917-18:

  • four 5-in 51cal
  • two 3-in 50cal
  • one 3-in H.A. gun

Torpedoes

Originally:

  • two 21-in tubes submerged on the broadside

1917-18:

  • two 21-in tubes, above water

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 155.

Bibliography

  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


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