Alaska-class cruiser

Summary

Alaska-class cruiser is a ship class^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of ship_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alaska-class cruiser's image is recorded as USS Alaska (CB-1) off the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 30 July 1944.jpg^[3].
• Alaska-class cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class^[4].
• Alaska-class cruiser's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• USS Alaska is named after Alaska-class cruiser^[6].
• Alaska-class cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as New York Shipbuilding Corporation^[7].
• Alaska-class cruiser's subclass of is recorded as large cruiser^[8].
• Alaska-class cruiser's Commons category is recorded as Alaska class cruiser^[9].
• Alaska-class cruiser's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• Alaska-class cruiser's powered by is recorded as steam turbine^[11].
• Alaska-class cruiser's armament is recorded as 12"/50 caliber Mark 8 gun^[12].
• Alaska-class cruiser's armament is recorded as 5"/38 caliber gun^[13].
• Alaska-class cruiser's armament is recorded as Bofors 40 mm^[14].
• Alaska-class cruiser's armament is recorded as Oerlikon 20 mm cannon^[15].
• +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alaska-class cruiser^[16].
• Alaska-class cruiser's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f_vp^[17].
• Alaska-class cruiser's service entry is recorded as +1944-06-17T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Alaska-class cruiser's service retirement is recorded as +1947-02-17T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Alaska-class cruiser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alaska-class cruisers^[20].
• Alaska-class cruiser's location of creation is recorded as United States^[21].
• Alaska-class cruiser's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[22].
• Alaska-class cruiser's topic has template is recorded as Template:Alaska class large cruiser^[23].
• Alaska-class cruiser's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Alaska'}^[24].
• Alaska-class cruiser's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+246.43'}^[25].
• Alaska-class cruiser's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+241.25'}^[26].
• Alaska-class cruiser's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+33'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+246.43'}^[25] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+241.25'}^[26]. Alaska-class cruiser's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+33'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Alaska-class cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class^[4].

History and Context

+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alaska-class cruiser^[16]. USS Alaska is named after it^[6].

Why It Matters

Alaska-class cruiser ranks in the top 4% of ship_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]