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piloted missile. In July–August 1945 she participated in sweeps for
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piloted rocket-bomb. On 16 April, the ship shot down another three aircraft and assisted with three others. Throughout the rest of the month, her heavy anti-aircraft fire succeeded in driving off
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120:17 June 1944
117:Commissioned
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1599:Puerto Rico
1594:Philippines
1036:Yellow Seas
969:MinamidaitĹŤ
708:fitting-out
633:, two in a
631:gun turrets
566:floatplanes
441:hull number
136:1 June 1960
1675:1943 ships
1654:Categories
1619:Unfinished
1330:References
1032:East China
1008:Leyte Gulf
998:bombarded
834:Enterprise
790:sea trials
768:Bainbridge
665:armor belt
650:centerline
563:SC Seahawk
539:flush deck
513:and had a
262:Propulsion
141:Honors and
37:USS Alaska
21:USS Alaska
1625:Cancelled
1165:Citations
1136:Footnotes
1000:Oki DaitĹŤ
802:San Diego
688:laid down
669:magazines
663:The main
574:amidships
570:catapults
535:full load
527:long tons
523:displaced
478:scrapping
404:lead ship
204:Full load
194:long tons
192:: 29,779
101:Laid down
1487:(2005).
1399:: 28–51.
1297:Cressman
1155:calibers
1058:Post-war
946:Franklin
942:Franklin
927:Franklin
920:underway
891:Intrepid
870:Intrepid
864:Yorktown
849:Iwo Jima
840:Saratoga
763:Trinidad
696:launched
625:of nine
572:mounted
464:Iwo Jima
402:was the
318:Armament
190:Standard
133:Stricken
109:Launched
73:Namesake
1108:Bayonne
1087:Qingdao
1083:Incheon
885:bomber
774:Decatur
744:Simpson
583:geared
525:29,779
468:Okinawa
453:turrets
406:of the
378:Turrets
91:Builder
83:Ordered
43:History
1588:Hawaii
1574:Alaska
1560:Alaska
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750:Broome
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727:Alaska
684:Alaska
600:funnel
507:Alaska
500:Alaska
484:Design
460:Alaska
437:Alaska
433:Alaska
411:-class
409:Alaska
399:Alaska
213:Length
175:-class
173:Alaska
146:Three
143:awards
67:Alaska
1604:Samoa
1395:(1).
1285:DANFS
1141:Notes
889:into
612:knots
519:draft
502:class
447:, in
354:Armor
344:34 Ă—
338:56 Ă—
329:12 Ă—
313:1,517
298:Range
291:knots
286:Speed
229:Draft
1581:Guam
1493:ISBN
1471:ISBN
1448:ISBN
1429:ISBN
1410:ISBN
1393:VIII
1374:ISBN
1359:2018
1220:Egan
1123:Guam
1121:and
1072:Guam
1070:and
1034:and
1028:Guam
1026:and
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981:Ohka
973:Guam
937:Guam
867:and
837:and
792:off
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747:and
673:deck
515:beam
473:Ohka
466:and
428:Guam
397:USS
366:Deck
360:Belt
323:9 Ă—
310:Crew
276:4 Ă—
267:4 Ă—
242:8 Ă—
221:Beam
155:Fate
65:USS
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