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| Heavy cruiser USS Chester leading her sister ships, USS Salt Lake City, USS Pensacola, and USS Northampton during Fleet Problem XV in Panama Bay, Panama, 21 Apr 1934. | Pennsylvania steaming in Panama Bay with her 14-in guns trained out to port, on 21 Apr 1934 |
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