Six ships were planned, but only two were completed: USS Alaska (CB-1) and USS Guam (CB-2). Construction of the other four ships was canceled as the strategic focus shifted during World War II.

Navy Week is an opportunity to bring the Navy to areas that generally don’t have a standing Navy presence,” Lt. Cmdr. Jack ...

The USS Alaska, a powerful cruiser designed to hunt down commerce raiders, charged into battle against an agile and heavily armored German pocket battleship in the frigid Atlantic. Armed with nine ...

Despite their impressive size and firepower, only two of the six planned ships, USS Alaska and USS Guam, were completed. They served briefly before being decommissioned in 1947. -The Alaska-class ...

Four U.S. Navy destroyers monitored a total of 11 Chinese and Russian ships, which recently conducted a patrol near Alaska, a defense official said. The USS John S. McCain, USS Benfold ...