U.S.S. Alaska
CB-1
1945
(Neptun 1330)
- Class: Alaska - 2 large cruisers of 1940
- Displacement: 27,500 tons
- Dimensions: 791(wl) 808.5(oa) x 91 x 31.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 150,000 = 33 knots
- Armor: belt 9 in., turrets 12.75 in.
- Armament: 9-12"/50 (3x3), 12-5"/38 (6x2) DP, 56-40mm (14x4), 34-20mm AA guns; 4 aircraft
- Complement: 2,200
- Builder: New York Shipbuilding
- Keel Laid: 17 Dec 1941
- Launched: 15 Aug 1943
- Commissioned: 17 Jun 1944
- Decommissioned: 17 Feb 1947
- Stricken: 1 Jun 1960
- Actions: Okinawa, Pacific raids 1945
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