Keywords: USS Chester (CL-1) and USS Aylwin (DD-47) in the Baltic in 1918.jpg The U S Navy scout cruiser USS Chester CL-1 steams through ice fields while en route to Hamburg Germany in late December 1918 The destroyer USS Aylwin DD-47 is following astern The two U S Navy ships were operating under the auspices of the Allied Naval Armistice Commission and were to conduct an inspection of German Baltic Sea ports Note Chester ' s anti-submarine battery on her stern consisting of a pair of depth charge racks and two Y-Gun depth charge throwers Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-55000/NH-55112 html NH 55112 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1918-12 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Chester CL-1 USS Aylwin DD-47 |