file created: 12/07/02 00:40:32 , last update: 08/30/00
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CA-27 Chester
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Northampton 1928/03/06
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1929/07/03 1930/06/24 1959/08/11
scrap
Namesake: city in E Pennsylvania
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/9d, 45: Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/11/28 41/12/10   8 bring VMF-211 for Wake   81 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv5     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv5     114 
42/01/09 42/02/05 Reven 8.2 raid  
42/02/01   Reven 8.2 damage(planes) off Tonga - 8 KIA, 38 WIA   66 
42/02/14 42/03/10   16 strike Wake and Marcus Is.   85 
42/04/27 42/05/14   17.2 xCoralS   66 
42/06 42/08     overhaul  
42/09/21 42/09/23     Noumea   66 
42/09/23 42/09/2?   64     66 
42/10/02 42/10/04   62 land Funafuti  
42/10/15 42/10/21   64     66 
42/10/20       disable(I-176) 120 nm SE of San Cristobal (13-31S, 163-17E) - 11 KIA, 12 WIA   66  85 
42/10/23       Esp. Santo - emergency repairs   66 
42/10/26       rescue 400 survivors from SS President Coolidge (struck by mine)   66 
42/10/29 42/11/??     sail Esp. Santo > Sydney   66 
42/11/?? 42/12/24     Sydney - repairs   66 
42/12/24 43/01     sail Sydney > Norfolk for repairs   66 
43/01 43/09     Norfolk - repairs   66 
43/09/13 43/10/20     escort duty betw San Francisco and P.H.   66 
43/10/20 43/11/08     P.H. - preinvasion training   66 
43/11/08   Galvan      
44/01/29 44/02/17 Flint 50.15     66 
44/02 44/0425 Flint   ASW & AA patrols off Majuro   66 
44/04/25 44/05/06     sail Majuro > P.H.   66 
44/05/06 44/05/22     PHNY - overhaul   66 
44/05/22 44/05/27     sail P.H. > Adak, Alaska   66 
44/05/27 44/08/08   94 Aleutians   66 
44/06/13     94 shell Matsuwa   66 
44/06/24 44/06/28   94 shell Paramushiro   66 
44/08/08 44/08/13     sail Adak > P.H.   66 
44/08/13 44/08/29     P.H.   66 
44/08/29 44/09/10   12.5/CruDiv5 strike Wake   66 
44/10/06 44/10/16 King2 30.2/CruDiv5 shell Marcus Is   66  104 
44/10/16 44/11 King2 38.1/CruDiv5     81  104 
44/10/25   King2 38.1/CruDiv5 xSamar   81 
44/11/08 44/11/14   30.2/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima   85 
44/11/24     94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima  
44/11/27     94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima  
45/01/05     94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima, Cicijima, Hahajima   85 
45/01/10 45/01/27   94.9/CruDiv5 shell Iwojima   85 
45/02/16 45/02/19 Detach 54.9.2/CruDiv5 land Iwojima  
45/02/19   Detach 54.9.2/CruDiv5 damaged in collision with AGC Estes off Iwojima (24-13N, 141-25E)   85 
45/04? 45/06     overhaul  
45/06/21       Ulithi   66 
45/06/27 45/07   32 Okinawa - patrols, cover minesweeping   66 
45/07/2? 45/08   95.2 patro: off Okinawa   66 
45/08/01 45/08/0?     sail from Okinawa to Saipan   66 
45/08/31 45/09/18   44 Honshu & Hokkaido occupation   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars
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