Chester-class cruiser
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chester-class-cruiser-165-16049017
title:
Chester-class cruiser
text:
The three Chester-class cruisers were the first United States Navy vessels to be designed and designated as fast "scout cruisers" for fleet reconnaissance. They had high speed but little armor or armament. They were authorized in January 1904, ordered in fiscal year 1905, and completed in 1908. In 1920 all scout cruisers were redesignated as "light cruisers" (CL). Birmingham was the first ship in the world to launch an airplane, in 1910 with pilot Eugene Ely, who also performed the first landing
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of American naval ships
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester-class_cruiser
date created:
2006-12-05T10:36:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T14:44:18Z
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13
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