Alaska Named Cruiser Leads New Type in Navy Fleet
Navy announces a new cruiser of a first six to be built, named Alaska after the territory. Other ships of this type will bear names of additional territories.
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
8
Navy announces a new cruiser of a first six to be built, named Alaska after the territory. Other ships of this type will bear names of additional territories.
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