The Alaska class included six planned ships, but only the USS Alaska and USS Guam were completed. Built to counter German and Japanese threats, these ships were significantly larger than previous ...

However, only two—USS Alaska and USS Guam—were completed by late 1944. By the time they entered service, naval warfare had shifted toward aircraft carriers and submarines, rendering them obsolete.

The breakthroughs and pioneers are the gold of historical material, even if some are more a curiosity than a significant ...