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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).
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).


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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).

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

  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • 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).


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