file created: 12/07/02 00:10:21 , last update: 07/23/00
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CB-1 Alaska
United States Navy battle cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Alaska 1941/12/17
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1943/08/15 1944/06/17 1960/06/30
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/1d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/04       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/12/04 44/12/12     sail Panama Canal > San Diego   66 
45/01/07 45/01/13     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
45/01/13 45/01/29     P.H. - additiona training   66 
45/01/29 45/02/06   12.2 sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
45/02/10 45/02/21 Detach 58.5     106 
45/02/21 45/02/23 Detach 58.2     106 
45/02/23 45/03/12 Detach 58.5     106 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/14 45/05/10 Iceber 58.4/CruDiv16    
45/03/19 45/03/22 Iceber 58.2.9/CruDiv16 cover Franklin retreat   66 
45/03/27   Iceber 58.4.9/CruDiv16 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.4/CruDiv16     66 
45/06/08 45/06/09 Iceber 30.4/CruDiv16 shell Okino Ogari Shima   66 
45/06/13 45/07/13     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/16 45/08/15   95.2 raid Yangtse River mouth   85 
45/08/30     7thFlt sail with occup. forces for Inchon, Korea   66 
45/11/13       leftPac  
45/12/18       Boston Harbor  
47/02/17       ReserveFleet  
60/06/01       struck from Navy List  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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