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," ...

The U.S. Navy’s Lexington-class battlecruisers were authorized in 1916 as America’s answer to the global naval arms race.

SWEETWATER COUNTY -- From America’s entry into World War II in December of 1941 to the end of the conflict early in September, 1945, the United States Navy surged from under 340,000 officers and ...

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: The Albany-class guided missile cruisers, originating from the World War II-era Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, represented a significant transition in naval warfare towards missile dominance ...

The US Navy banned alcohol consumption on naval vessels, bases and shipyards in 1914. As the US faced the impending threat of war, sailors needed an alternative morale boost: ice cream. The Navy built ...

This image shows what the battle cruiser USS Fort Worth would have looked like had it been completed. Courtesy Richard Selcer “U.S.S.” before a ship’s name stands for “United States Ship,” and only ...