Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Alaska in honor of the territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867 which later became the 49th state.
- The USS Alaska (1868), was a wooden-hulled screw sloop-of-war that saw numerous small actions between the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
- The USS Alaska (1918), was a steam trawler chartered to serve as a minesweeper during World War I.
- The USS Alaska (CB-1), was the lead ship of the Alaska class cruisers and saw action in the last days of World War II.
- The USS Alaska (SSBN-732), is an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine currently in service.
Source
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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