Fast, powerful, and short-lived, the Alaska-class large cruisers of the US Navy in World War II were both state of the art and obsolete at the same time. See how the US Navy tried to create the ultimate cruiser-killer ship.
Fast, powerful, and short-lived, the Alaska-class large cruisers of the US Navy in World War II were both state of the art and obsolete at the same time. See how the US Navy tried to create the ultimate cruiser-killer ship.
Battlecruiser? Large Cruiser? Uber Pocket Battleship Killer? This is mighty USS ALASKA(CB-1) in Hampton Roads on July 30, 1944, in camouflage 32/1D.[2641x897] : r/WarshipPorn
USS Baltimore (CA-68) underway off the Massachusetts coast, June 18, 1943.
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