CB-1 USS Alaska - History
CB-1 USS AlaskaAlaskaIII(CB-1: dp. 27,000; 1. 806& 39;6& 34;, b. 91& 39;1& 34;, dr. 27& 39;1& 34; (mean), s. 31.4 k.; cpl. 2,251; a. 9 12& 34;, 12 5& 34;, 56 40mm., 34 20mm.; act 4; cl. Alaska)The third Alaska (CB-1 )-the first of a class of & 34;large cruisers& 34; designed as a compromise to achieve a fast cruiser with a rela heavy main battery—was laid down on 17 December 1941 at Camden, N.