CHESTER CA 27: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS CHESTER CL-27
Commissioned June 24 1930
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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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

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 (BC-BBT)

"SAN FRANCISCO /
CALIF"

1935-02-22

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

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

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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-As CA-27<br/>Add-on cachet by - [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
+As CA-27. Add-on cachet by - [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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 As CA-27<br/>R/S Cachet for [[Cachet_Category_Washington's_Birthday_ | Washington's Birthday]]
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-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BBT)<br/><br/>"NAVY DAY /<br/>HONG KONG BCC"
-</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--10-28
-</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chester_CA27_19351028_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chester_CA27_19351028_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td></tr></table>
-As CA-27<br/>Cover created by [[Cachet_Maker_John_N_Lawrence_ | John N. Lawrence]].  All the foreign markings are bogus.
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