USS Alaska CB-1 USS Alaska (CB-1) was the lead ship of her class of large cruisers built for the US Navy. Although six ships were planned, only two were completed (Alaska and USS Guam CB-2), Hawaii (CB-3) was scrapped before completion and the remaining three were never laid down (Philippines, Samoa and Puerto Rico) #USSAlaskaCB1 #USSAlaska #LargeCruiser #BattleCruiser #cruiser #HeavyCruiser #USNavy #Navy #naval #military #warfare #NavalWarfare #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #WW2 #WWII

USS Alaska CB-1 Soon After Commissioning https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-alaska-cb-1-us-navy-large-cruiser/ #USSAlaskaCB1 #USSAlaska #LargeCruiser #BattleCruiser #cruiser #HeavyCruiser #USNavy #Navy #naval #military #warfare #NavalWarfare #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #WW2 #WWII #Battleship

USS Missouri (BB-63) and Alaska (CB-1) August 1944 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-alaska-cb-1-us-navy-large-cruiser/ #USSAlaskaCB1 #USSAlaska #LargeCruiser #BattleCruiser #cruiser #HeavyCruiser #USNavy #Navy #naval #military #warfare #NavalWarfare #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #WW2 #WWII #Battleship #USSMissouriBB63 #USSMissouri