CHESTER CA 27

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Northampton Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid March 6 1928 - Launched July 3 1929


1. USS CHESTER CL-27
   Commissioned June 24 1930
   
   
2. USS CHESTER CA-27
   Reclassified Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 1 1931
   Decommissioned June 10 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
   Sold August 1959 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Chester Covers Page 1    (1930-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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Post Office Established July 11 1930 - Disestablished March 14 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-15

As CA-27
Cachet by East Coast Lefty

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-10-04

As CA-27
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "LONG BEACH / CALIF"

1933-10-05

As CA-27
Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "VALPARAISO / CHILE"

1936-05-31

As CA-27
South America Cruise 1936 - Valparaiso, Chile, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "SAN FRANCISCO / CALIF"

1935-02-22

As CA-27
R/S Cachet for Washington's Birthday

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NAVY DAY / HONG KONG BCC"

1935-10-28

As CA-27
Cover created by John N. Lawrence. All the foreign markings are bogus.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "ABE LINCOLN / BIRTHDAY"

1936-02-12

As CA-27
Lincoln's Birthday, cachet by Myron F. McCamley

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "LAT 0-00-0 / LONG 81-0-00"

1936-05-20

As CA-27
South America Cruise 1936 - Equator Crossing, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "NAVY DAY, BAY / BRIDGE EVENT"

1936-10-27

As CA-27
Navy Day, cachet by Walter G. Crosby and C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "HILO / HAWAII"

1938-03-31

As CA-27
Visit to Hilo, T.H., cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "HILO / HAWAII"

1938-04-01

As CA-27
Visit to Hilo, T.H., cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "PORTLAND / OREGON"

1938-07-27

As CA-27
Fleet Week, cachet by Myron F. McCamley

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "LONG BEACH / CALIF"

1938-01-01

As CA-27
New Year's Day

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "AT / SEA"

1938-01-25

As CA-27
Ship to Shore Mail, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "AT / SEA"

1939-04-27

As CA-27
Paste on cachet

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT)

1945-12-01

As CA-27. Ship cachet by M. Fay Muridge

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "LONG BEACH / CALIF"

1939-04-06

As CA-27
Royal Visit, Cachet by ADM Joseph M.Reeves Chapter No. 14, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PEARL HARBOR / T.H."

1941-03-06

As CA-27
Cachet by Ted Harrington

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "KANAGA ISL. / ALASKA"

1939-07-07

As CA-27
Killers appear as BTT, unlisted in USCS Catalog

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "LAHAINA / HAWAII"

1940-04-13

As CA-27

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-07-20

As CA-27

 

Locy Type 5hks "NAPLES / ITALY"

1930-09-11

As CL-27

 

Locy Type 5ks(C) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK"

1932-07-26

As CA-27
Post Office Day

 

Locy Type 5bks (XOX) "HOMEWARD / BOUND"

1936-06-08

As CA-27
Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks "GITMO BAY / CUBA"

1931-03-31

As CL-27

 

Locy Type 9v

1938-07-18

As CA-27
Cachet by Paul J. Gross

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-39a

1938-07-26

Notes:

 

Locy Type Fake Jul 3, 1941 "AT / SEA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-07-03

Hobby Shop fake cancel

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N/A

Unused

N/A

USS Chester CA-27 picture postcard.

 

Other Information

CHESTER earned 11 Battle Stars for her WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.

 

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