Preceded by:
NoneSucceeded by:
None | |
| Class | Alaska |
| Type | Large Cruiser |
| Year | 1944 |
| Crew | 1517 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 792 ft (pp) 808 ft |
| Beam | 91 ft |
| Draught | 32 ft |
| Displacement | |
| Empty | 29,779 t |
| Loaded | 34,253 t |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 33 kt |
| Range | 12,000 nmi @ 15 kn |
| Machinery | |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 150,000 hp General Electric |
| Boilers | 8 x Babcock & Wilcox |
| Fuel | Oil: 3,619 t |
| Armament | |
| Main | 9 x 12-in/50 (3 x 3) 12"/50 Mk. 8 -3° / +45° |
| Anti-Aircraft |
56 x 1.6-in (14 x 4) Bofors 34 x 0.8-in (34 x 1) Oerlikon |
| Broadside | 10,260 lbs |
| Armor | |
| Belt | 5 - 9 in |
| Deck | 1 - 4 in |
| Barbettes | 11 - 13 in |
| Gun turret | 5 - 13 in |
| Conning tower | 5 - 11 in |
| Sensors | |
| Radar | SK SG-1 Mk. 8 Mk. 12/22 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft | 4 |
| Production | |
| Built | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
|
Alaska | CB-1 | New York SB | 17/12/1941 | 15/08/1943 | 17/06/1944 | 17/02/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Guam | CB-2 | New York SB | 02/02/1942 | 12/11/1943 | 17/09/1944 | 17/02/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Hawaii | CB-3 | New York SB | 20/12/1943 | 11/03/1945 | - | - | Cancelled, scrapped | |
|
Philippines | CB-4 | New York SB | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | |
|
Puerto Rico | CB-5 | New York SB | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | |
|
Samoa | CB-6 | New York SB | - | - | - | - | Cancelled |
