Alaska-class cruiser

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alaska-class_cruiser
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:active_years 1944-1960
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:none
gptkbp:armament 12-inch guns
gptkbp:armor up to 6 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class Alaska-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
1950
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1960
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 30,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alaska-class cruiser
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 808 feet
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Alaska_(CB-1)
gptkb:USS_Guam_(CB-2)
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
Joint exercises
Humanitarian missions
Diplomatic missions
Cold War patrols
Cold War deterrence
Training missions
Fleet exercises
Naval gunfire support
Show of force missions
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:none
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar SG radar
gptkbp:replaced_by guided missile cruisers
gptkbp:role large cruiser
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Guam_(CB-2)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Alaska
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5