USS Birmingham 



A cruiser built in 1908 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company of 

 Quincy, Massachusetts. Following the sinking of the Titanic in 

 1912, the cruisers Birmingham and Chester were assigned at the 



recommendation of the Hydrographic Office to ice patrol duty, 

 a forerunner of what is now the International Ice Patrol. She was 

 disposed of in 1923. 



Length: 423' 1" Displacement: 3,750 tons 



USS Chester 



A cruiser built in 1908 by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine. 

 Following the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, Chester and her 

 aster ship Birniingliam were assigned at the recommendation of 



the Hydrographic Office to ice patrol duty, a forerunner of what 

 is now the International Ice Patrol. The Chester was sold in 

 1921. 



Length: 423" 1" Displacement: 3,750 tons 



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