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U.S.S. ALASKA

(CB-1)


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CB-1 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1941-Keel Date: 17 DEC 1941
at New York Shipbuilding Corporation
AUG1943-Launch Date: 15 AUG 1943
JUN1944-Commissioned: 17 JUN 1944
FEB1947-Decommissioned: 17 FEB 1947

CB-1 General Specifications

Class: Alaska-class large cruiser

Named for: Alaska

Complement: 1517 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 29779 tons

Length: 808 feet 6 inches

Beam: 91 feet 1 inches

Flank Speed: 31 Knots

Final Disposition: Scrapped