However, when these new ships entered service, they were rendered technologically obsolete. An overview of the Alaska-Class. Following World War I, the U.S., Britain, France, Japan and Italy all ...

The rest of the class would be the USS Guam (CB-2), USS Hawaii (CB-3), USS Philippines (CB-4), USS Puerto Rico (CB-5), and USS Samoa (CB-6).” Although the Alaska-class tragically did not live up ...