One of the last photographs of the former USS Chester as she was towed out of the Philadelphia reserve fleet on her way to the breakers yard, 1959.

Caption   One of the last photographs of the former USS Chester as she was towed out of the Philadelphia reserve fleet on her way to the breakers yard, 1959. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH 85179-KN
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Philadelphia Navy Yard   Main article  Photos  
Chester   Main article  Photos  
Photos at Same Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 22 Feb 2014

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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