USS Chester (CA-27)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Chester (CA-27), a Northampton-class heavy cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania. Chester was launched on 3 July 1929 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.; sponsored by Miss J. T. Blain; commissioned on 24 June 1930, Captain Arthur Fairfield in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet. Chester cleared Newport, R.I. on 13 August 1930 for an extensive European cruise. She visited Barcelona, Naples, Constantinople, Phaleron Bay, and Gibraltar before returning to Chester, Pa., for voyage repairs on 13 October.