Alaska class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft up to 6 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12-inch guns
gptkbp:armor up to 12 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alaska-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:currentStatus USS Hawaii (CB-3)
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:design 1939-1943
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 30,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalDisposal scrapping in 1960s
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1946
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold_War_naval_strategy
gptkbp:historicalLegacy symbol_of_naval_power_during_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest class of light cruisers
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alaska class
gptkbp:influence influenced future cruiser designs
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:length 808 feet
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Alaska_(CB-1)
USS Guam (CB-2)
USS Hawaii (CB-3)
gptkbp:nickname Large Cruiser
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Operation Crossroads
high speed and heavy armament
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3
gptkbp:operationalRange unlimited range
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:USS_Alaska_(CB-1)
gptkbp:primaryMission anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:SG_radar
gptkbp:replacedBy aircraft carriers
gptkbp:role fast battleship
gptkbp:secondaryMission shore bombardment
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944-1947
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Guam-class_battleship
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:totalGoals $100 million
gptkbp:updates post-war modernization plans