Key Points and Summary - The Alaska-class ships were unique American warships from World War II, designed as massive "large cruisers" or battlecruisers. -Their mission was to be "cruiser-killers," ...

Straddling the line somewhere between a cruiser and a battleship, the Alaska-class occupied a weird middle ground. While technically a cruiser, the Alaska was clearly much bigger than other cruisers.

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Alaska-class battlecruisers were developed during World War II to counter Germany’s pocket battleships and potential Japanese equivalents. These massive, ...