Heavy Cruisers: Northampton Class

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Chester pictured in 1935.

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Chester seen departing Mare Island Navy Yard post refit,August 6th 1942.

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Chicago seen after her final refit off Mare Island Navy Yard on December 20th 1942.After surviving a Midget Submarine attack at Sydney Harbour and serving in battle at the Coral Sea and Savo Island in 1942, she was sunk by Japanese aerial torpedos in the Battle of Rennell Island, in the Solomon Islands, on January 30th 1943 with the loss of 62 of her crew.

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Houston pictured at anchor during President Roosevelt's 1938 presidential cruise.

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Lead Ship, Heavy Cruiser USS Northampton pictured conducting a RAS from Fleet Oiler USS Cimarron, during the Doolittle Raid operation, April 1942.

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Chicago pictured underway off New York City, during the May 31st 1934 Fleet Review.

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Visitors Day pictured aboard Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Houston at Portland, Oregon in 1934.

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Commissioning ceremony pictured aboard Lead Ship, Heavy Cruiser USS Northampton at Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts on May 17th, 1930...*Note the senior officers in their cocked hats.

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Louisville pictured at Port Melbourne in 1938.

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Northampton Class Heavy Cruiser USS Chester pictured post her major overhaul off Mare Island Navy Yard on August 6th 1942.