The U.S. Navy’s WWII-era Alaska-class ships were unique and powerful warships, essentially a hybrid of a battlecruiser and a heavy cruiser. -Armed with nine 12-inch guns, they were faster than ...

During World War II, citizens of Alaska raised funds for a $10,000 war bond as a gift to the USS Juneau (CL 52). After the ship sank, this gift was to have been presented to the USS Alaska (CB 1 ...