"The USS Alaska (CB-1) Was the US Navy’s Impractical Warship" Topic
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Tango01  | 27 Apr 2023 9:00 p.m. PST |
"The USS Alaska (CB-1) was a large, powerful and extremely capable ship built during the Second World War. Going by statistics alone, one could easily confuse her for a battleship, despite the fact she was a large cruiser. This formidable vessel was fast and armed to the teeth, but, due to her late commissioning and the drastically different war conditions from when she was ordered, she had limited use in the conflict. The USS Alaska was the lead ship in the Alaska-class of large cruisers. The class was intended to be a family of six vessels, but only Alaska and the USS Guam (CB-2) were completed, while a third was canceled during construction…"
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ScottWashburn  | 04 May 2023 4:28 p.m. PST |
Always liked the Alaska and Guam. Pretty ships. |
| Cke1st | 04 May 2023 4:33 p.m. PST |
Many navies tried to make hybrid ships halfway between the battleship and the cruiser -- the Alaskas, the German panzerschiffe, and the British "large light cruisers" come to mind. As a general rule, if you want a ship with attributes of a battleship, then you're better off just building a battleship. |
| Tango01 | 05 May 2023 3:28 p.m. PST |
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| Murvihill | 06 May 2023 5:19 a.m. PST |
By the time they were in service all they were needed for was a platform for AA guns and NGFS and they look to have done that well. |
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