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174:Reclassified
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161:24 June 1930
158:Commissioned
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1455:13 November
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1034:on 15 May.
993:Guadalcanal
935:Wake Island
924:Northampton
887:, Uruguay.
853:Philippines
690:Northampton
622:floatplanes
295:Northampton
196:Hull symbol
145:3 July 1929
21:USS Chester
1880:1929 ships
1864:Categories
1788:Louisville
1387:References
930:Enterprise
907:CXAM radar
885:Montevideo
685:(CL/CA-27)
469:guns (3x3)
450:CXAM radar
436:Complement
404:32.7
385:reduction
376:Propulsion
244:Honors and
1825:Pensacola
1680:0043-0374
1477:2 October
1432:2 October
1407:2 October
1292:service.
1021:Lexington
937:when the
909:in 1940.
874:President
761:Gibraltar
745:Barcelona
663:7 × quad
637:catapults
539:Barbettes
452:from 1940
134:Laid down
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1114:Maloelap
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649:Armament
634:Amidship
457:Armament
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425:Capacity
182:Stricken
142:Launched
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300:cruiser
198:: CL-27
112:Builder
104:Awarded
96:Ordered
89:Chester
78:Chester
55:History
39:Chester
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1277:Awards
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1238:Aomori
1211:Bonins
1203:Ulithi
1167:Saipan
1137:Alaska
1129:Majuro
1112:, and
1081:Sydney
1076:Navajo
997:Tulagi
919:Manila
759:, and
749:Naples
692:-class
393:screws
314:Length
297:-class
246:awards
207:: NAFV
1836:class
1827:class
1246:Otaru
1183:Leyte
1179:Samar
1175:Luzon
1110:Wotje
1056:I-176
1024:from
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958:Balch
872:with
779:Miami
770:Texas
669:28 ×
500:Armor
413:Range
401:Speed
343:Draft
259:11 ×
1705:here
1676:ISSN
1653:ISBN
1622:ISBN
1600:link
1593:help
1558:ISBN
1540:2015
1479:2015
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1288:for
1261:Guam
1193:1945
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1091:1943
974:raid
965:1942
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620:4 ×
530:Deck
507:Belt
481:2 ×
472:4 ×
462:9 ×
391:4 ×
381:4 ×
363:8 ×
335:Beam
267:Fate
126:Cost
74:Name
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