USS Alaska was the lead ship of the Alaska-class "large cruisers" which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the...
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designation for the ships of this class was 'large cruiser' (CB), a designation unique to the Alaska-class, and the majority of leading reference works consider...
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actions USS Alaska (ID-3035), a steam trawler chartered to serve as a minesweeper during World War I, in commission from 1918 to 1919 USS Alaska (CB-1), the...
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CB-1 could refer to one of three things: USS Alaska (CB-1), a "large cruiser"/battlecruiser that served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Honda CB-1...
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USS Hawaii (CB-3) was intended to be the third member of the Alaska-class large cruisers. It was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the...
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USS Guam was an Alaska-class large cruiser which served with the United States Navy during the last year of World War II. She was the second and last ship...
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& Dulin, p. 179 Silverstone, p. 433 Friedman, pp. 288–301 "Alaska Class (CB-1 through CB-6), 1941 Building Program". NH&HC. 26 March 2001. Archived from...
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serve much the same role. Alaska class (CB-1) Alaska (1944) – WW2: 3 battle stars (CB-2) Guam (1944) – WW2: 2 battle stars (CB-3) Hawaii – construction...
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captured by the Japanese in December USS Guam (CB-2) was an Alaska-class cruiser in service from 1944 to 1947 USS Guam (LPH-9) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious...
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October 1944 Toledo (CA-133) 6 May 1945 3 of 3 Alaska-class large cruiser Alaska (CB-1), Guam (CB-2), Hawaii (CB-3) 8 of 27 Cleveland-class light cruisers...
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Design B-65 class, and the American Alaska class, two of which were built before the end of the war. The Alaskas were officially classified as "large...
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Seabees in World War II (section CB rates)
men 3rd CB, Guadalcanal, USS Enterprise 6th CB, Guadalcanal, 1st Marine Division 202 men 33rd CB, Peleliu, 1st Marine Pioneers 241 men, 73rd CB, Peleliu...
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USS Washington – the most junior U.S. officer to hold that position in World War II. In 1944, Hooper served as gunnery officer on the USS Alaska (CB-1)...
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USS Oriole (AM-7) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water...
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Forces (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon context, "Seabee"...
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Oklahoma as well. Two steelworkers from CB 3 had previously been certified to dive with the Salvage and Repair Unit on USS West Virginia, however they were recalled...
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Alabama SSBN-731 BB-60, SP-1052, BB-8 Alaska SSBN-732 CB-1 and ID-3035 were named for the Territory of Alaska, not the state Arizona BB-39 SSN-803 authorized...
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ISBN 9781591145776. LCCN 2009052288. Retrieved 25 May 2015. "USS Atik". Retrieved 28 April 2012. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y) "Harbor Tug (YT)". "HyperWar:...
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mil/awards/webapp01.nsf/(frmQUnitName)?OpenForm USS Leahy Cruise Book List: http://www.ussleahy.com/LeahyCB.html USS Leahy 1962 Commissioning Ceremony Booklet:...
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Forces. See USS Wright (AZ-1). See USS Kentucky (BB-66). See Alaska-class cruiser. See USS Hawaii (CB-3). See Lexington-class battlecruiser. See USS Northampton (CLC-1)...
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Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628 incident (category 1986 in Alaska)
com/newspapers. December 31, 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2023. "F.A.A. Presses Investigation of Lights Seen Over Alaska". New York Times. nytimes.com....
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the Navy's first carrier, USS Langley (CV-1), was converted from a collier, while carriers USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Saratoga (CV-3) were started...
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"newly" opened Camp Rousseau mid-May 1942 as the first CB at Port Hueneme. From there the 3rd CB deployed by Company as Seabee detachments do today. An...
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Shepard (T-AKE-3) USS Alarka (YT-229/YTB-229) USS Alarm (1873, AMc-117/AM-140/MSF-140) USS Alaska (1868, ID-3035, CB-1, SSBN-732) USS Alaskan (ID-4542)...
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January 1977 (section January 1, 1977 (Saturday))
p.I-1 "Italy Chamber OKs Abortion Bill Giving Woman Final Choice in First 3 Months", Los Angeles Times, January 22, 1977, p.I-3 "Mexico OKs CB Radios"...
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Turkestan-Siberian Railway). Together with men from CB 8, and the ship's crew, they assisted the USS Rescuer (ARS-18) and the USS Oriole (AT-136) retrieve the ship's...
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shipped out for the first of two deployments in the Pacific. When the war ended CB 5 was decommissioned in the Philippines. On July 10, 1951 the Battalion was...
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Jutland USS Olympia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the world's oldest steel-hulled warship afloat. USS Little Rock in Buffalo, New York USS Salem in...
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Vice-Admiral Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure CB (28 January 1807 – 17 October 1873) was an Irish explorer who explored the Arctic. In 1854 he traversed...
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Nine days later, Trathen, in company with battle cruisers Guam (CB-2) and Alaska (CB-1), cruisers Flint (CL-97) and San Diego (CL-53) and four other destroyers...
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