CHESTER CA 27

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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.


    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

    Stricken March 1 1959
    Sold August 1959 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Chester Covers Page 1    (1932-46)

 

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


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-03-15

As CA-27
Cachet by East Coast Lefty


 

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
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
9v

1938-07-18

As CA-27
Cachet by Paul J. Gross


 

Locy Type
9efw
(USCS Illustration C-39a)

1938-07-26
to
1938-07-26

Notes:


 

Locy Type
Fake

"AT /
SEA"

USCS Catalog
Illustration
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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