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USS Alaska (CB-1)

USS Alaska was the lead ship of the Alaska class of large cruisers which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the first of two ships of her class to be completed, followed only by Guam; four other ships were ordered but were not completed before the end of the war. Alaska was the third vessel of the US Navy to be named after what was then the territory of Alaska, and was assigned the hull number CB-1. She was laid down on 17 December 1941, ten days after the United States entered the war, was launched in August 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, in Camden, New Jersey, and was commissioned in June 1944. She was armed with a main battery of nine 12 in (300 mm) guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph).

An instance of a special type of ship, somewhere between a cruiser and a battleship. Officially classified as a "large cruiser", she was armed with 305 mm guns, had a high speed, and powerful AA defenses. On the other hand, she had relatively weak protection for her size

[Info]
Class and type: Alaska-class Large Cruiser
Length: 246.4 m
Beam: 27.8 m
Speed: 33 knots

[Armament]
Main Gun
3 × 3 305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret

Secondary Gun
6 × 2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount

Anti-Air Defense
6 × 2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
14 × 4 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
34 × 1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount

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VMF Smokestacks
https://discord.com/channels/482572977389568001/688518021454626822/929736138736943135

Deco Pack
https://discord.com/channels/482572977389568001/688518021454626822/943100003067527219

For 305mm Alaska main gun
https://discord.com/channels/482572977389568001/688518021454626822/934310462101807104