by David Tagg
Member 08-Apr-1988 to 20-May-2010
Build Type: Kit→ Wilhelmshaven
Country: United States
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 800 feet and over (244m and over)
Model Material: Paper
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Engine→ Steam Turbine
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Impeller→ Propeller
Scale:
- 1:250
- 1:43.5
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Cruiser
About the Vessel
Alaska was to be the first of a class of 6 large cruisers for United States Navy. One more (Guam) was completed, but when the war ended the other four were cancelled. She was laid down on in December 1941, but not commissioned until June 1944. As this was late in the war, Alaska saw relatively limited service.
