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The Alaska-class cruisers were a class of six cruisers ordered prior to World War II for the United States Navy. Officially the Navy classed them as Large Cruisers (CB), although others have regarded them as battlecruisers. Their intermediate status is reflected in their names relative to typical U.S. battleship and cruiser practices: all being named after "territories or insular areas" of the United States. Of the six planned only three were laid down; two were completed and the third's construction was suspended on 16 April 1947 when she was 84% complete. Alaska and Guam served with the U.S. Navy for the last year of World War II as bombardment ships and fast carrier escorts. They were decommissioned in 1947 after spending only 32 and 29 months in service, respectively.

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  • Alaska-class cruiser
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  • The Alaska-class cruisers were a class of six cruisers ordered prior to World War II for the United States Navy. Officially the Navy classed them as Large Cruisers (CB), although others have regarded them as battlecruisers. Their intermediate status is reflected in their names relative to typical U.S. battleship and cruiser practices: all being named after "territories or insular areas" of the United States. Of the six planned only three were laid down; two were completed and the third's construction was suspended on 16 April 1947 when she was 84% complete. Alaska and Guam served with the U.S. Navy for the last year of World War II as bombardment ships and fast carrier escorts. They were decommissioned in 1947 after spending only 32 and 29 months in service, respectively.
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  • A detailed outboard profile of the Alaska class design.
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  • The Alaska-class cruisers were a class of six cruisers ordered prior to World War II for the United States Navy. Officially the Navy classed them as Large Cruisers (CB), although others have regarded them as battlecruisers. Their intermediate status is reflected in their names relative to typical U.S. battleship and cruiser practices: all being named after "territories or insular areas" of the United States. Of the six planned only three were laid down; two were completed and the third's construction was suspended on 16 April 1947 when she was 84% complete. Alaska and Guam served with the U.S. Navy for the last year of World War II as bombardment ships and fast carrier escorts. They were decommissioned in 1947 after spending only 32 and 29 months in service, respectively. The idea for a large cruiser class originated in the early 1930s when the U.S. Navy sought to counter Deutschland-class "pocket battleships" being launched by Germany. Planning for ships that eventually evolved into the Alaska class began in the later 1930s after the deployment of Germany's Scharnhorst-class battleships and rumors that Japan was constructing a new battlecruiser class. To serve as "cruiser-killers" capable of seeking out and destroying these post-Treaty heavy cruisers the class was given large guns of a new and expensive design, limited armor protection against 12-inch shells, and machinery capable of speeds of about 31–33 knots (36–38 mph, 58–61 km/h).
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