Last update: 22.02.2001
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Alaska class
General Info
Fleet / Country: United States Navy / United States In service from: 1944 Complement (officers/enlisted): 1517: 73/1444

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
246,60  /   241,40
Beam overall / wl.:
27,80  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
10,4  /  

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
29779
Full loaded
34253

Armament
Main guns
9x305/50 Mk8
Secondary guns
12x127/38 Mk12,56x40/56,30-34x20/70
Planes
4

Engines
Boilers
8 x Babcox & Wilcox
Turbines
4 x General Electric
Shafts
4

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
33,0
endurance
12000 miles @ 15 kts
Engines load
150000 HP
Fuel
3670 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
0

Armor
(milimetres)
Side belt
228,6-127
Decks
1)35,56; 2)76,2; 3)15,87
Conning tower
269,24 side,127 roof
Main Battery turrets
Faces: 325,12
Sides: 152,4
Roof: 127
Back: 133,3
Barbettes: 330,2
Alaska,