The USS Alaska CB-1

USS Alaska, the first of The Alaska was the first of the Alaska class large cruisers... the 27,500-ton Alaska class large cruisers, was built at Camden, New Jersey, and was commissioned in June 1944. After shakedown training in Chesapeake Bay and in the Caribbean with USS Missouri (BB-63), she sailed for the Pacific in December 1944 and joined the fast carrier task forces at Ulithi two months later. Between February and July 1945, Alaska provided anti-aircraft protection for the carriers during raids on the Japanese home islands and during the Okinawa campaign. She also fired two shore bombardment missions with her 12" guns. In July and August 1945, in company with her sister Guam and four light cruisers, she conducted anti-shipping raiding operations in the East China Sea.

After the Japanese surrender, Alaska carried out a show of force off the major ports in the Yellow Sea and supported the landing of occupation troops at Jinsen (Inchon), Korea. The large cruiser returned to the United States in December 1945. USS Alaska was decommissioned at Bayonne, New Jersey in February 1947, and remained there until sold for scrapping in June 1960.

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HISTORY USS Alaska, the first of the 27,500-ton Alaska class large cruisers, was built at Camden, New Jersey, and was commissioned in June 1944. After shakedown training in Chesapeake Bay and in the Caribbean with USS Missouri (BB-63), she sailed for the Pacific in December 1944 and joined the fast carrier task forces at Ulithi two months later. Between February and July 1945, Alaska provided anti-aircraft protection for the carriers during raids on the Japanese home islands and during the Okinawa campaign. She also fired two shore bombardment missions with her 12" guns. In July and August 1945, in company with her sister Guam and four light cruisers, she conducted anti-shipping raiding operations in the East China Sea. After the Japanese surrender, Alaska carried out a show of force off the major ports in the Yellow Sea and supported the landing of occupation troops at Jinsen (Inchon), Korea. The large cruiser returned to the United States in December 1945. USS Alaska was decommissioned at Bayonne, New Jersey in February 1947, and remained there until sold for scrapping in June 1960.	REUNION NEWS The The TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REUNION OF THE U.S.S. ALASKA (CB-1) will be be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pensacola, Florida March 17 - 20, 2010. Click here to read a special message from Charles St. George and to view and print more information.
	Have You Visited THE GALLERY Yet? The USS ALASKA PHOTO GALLERY has photos of the 1997 - 2003 annual reunions. You are invited to browse and leave your special thoughts, memories and comments for each photo. Do you have photos you would like to submit to the Gallery? Email the website coordinator for details on how to do that!	NEWS Charlie is hard at work on the next issue of The NORTH STAR! Read an excerpt from the latest issue - Click Here=> LINKS Looking for related links of interest and information? Click Here => CONTACT INFO Need to contact the committee or submit information for the Northstar? Click Here =>
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