Alaska

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Cruiser | U.S.A. | Tier IX

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Special

Alaska — American special premium Tier IX cruiser.

An instance of a special type of ship, somewhere between a cruiser and a battleship. Officially classified as a "large cruiser", she was armed with 305 mm guns, had a high speed, and powerful AA defenses. On the other hand, she had relatively weak protection for her size.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret	3	30	207	4,300	27	8,900		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Alaska	60,800	16	325	3	6	34/14/6				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk9 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 180,000 hp	33		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Pros:

305mm cannons are a bane of enemy cruisers at medium range, granting devastating damage per salvo.
Large HP pool and enhanced armor compared to rival cruisers make her very hard to penetrate with most cruiser-caliber shells when properly angled.
Well protected citadel, although it's large and sits higher than originally planned after a fix.
For her size, excellent maneuverability.
A unique combat role in the American tree with no direct researched equivalent: agile cruiser hunter.
Access to multiple consumables for added versatility of roles.
Decent AA, unlike her closest rival, Kronshtadt.

Cons:

Costs 1,000,000 Free XP (250,000 more than previous Tier IX Premium ships), which is roughly 40,000 worth of conversion.
Increased fire duration (60 seconds) and vulnerability to multiple fires when under HE spam.
Large size makes her an easier target for both enemy shells and torpedoes.
Armor is not thick enough to let her tank battleship fire in open combat.

Research

As a premium ship, Alaska doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Consumables

Alaska can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
Slot 3: Repair Party 
Slot 4: Surveillance Radar

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Alaska comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

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Historical Info

Ships of U.S.A.

Destroyers	II Sampson • II Smith • III Wickes • IV Clemson • IV DD 214 • V Nicholas • V Hill • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan • VII Mahan • VII Sims • VII Hughes • VII Sims B • VIII Benson • VIII Osborne • VIII Kidd • IX Fletcher • IX Christopher • IX Benham • IX Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • IX Johnston • IX GQ Johnny • IX Frank Friday • X Gearing • X Burrows • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • X Laffey • X Hull • X [[Ship:[Gearing]\|[Gearing]]] • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Cruisers	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI [[Ship:Cleveland (< 31.05.2018)\|Cleveland (< 31.05.2018)]] • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII [[Ship:Pensacola (< 31.05.2018)\|Pensacola (< 31.05.2018)]] • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII [[Ship:New Orleans (< 31.05.2018)\|New Orleans (< 31.05.2018)]] • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • VIII Protector • IX [[Ship:Baltimore (< 31.05.2018)\|Baltimore (< 31.05.2018)]] • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • IX Cambridge • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Jacksonville • ★ Annapolis
Battleships	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VII Colorado 2 • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII Tennessee • VIII North Carolina CLR • VIII Alabama B • VIII Volunteer State • VIII North Carolina 2 • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • IX AL Kearsarge • IX Iowa 2 • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Oregon • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • X BA Montana • X [[Ship:[Montana]\|[Montana]]] • X Montana 2 • X Utah • ★ Maine
Aircraft Carriers	IV [[Ship:Langley (< 23.01.2019)\|Langley (< 23.01.2019)]] • IV Langley • V [[Ship:Bogue (< 23.01.2019)\|Bogue (< 23.01.2019)]] • VI [[Ship:Independence (< 23.01.2019)\|Independence (< 23.01.2019)]] • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VII [[Ship:Ranger (< 23.01.2019)\|Ranger (< 23.01.2019)]] • VII [[Ship:Saipan (< 23.01.2019)\|Saipan (< 23.01.2019)]] • VIII [[Ship:Lexington (< 23.01.2019)\|Lexington (< 23.01.2019)]] • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII [[Ship:Enterprise (< 23.01.2019)\|Enterprise (< 23.01.2019)]] • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • VIII AL Hornet • IX [[Ship:Essex (< 23.01.2019)\|Essex (< 23.01.2019)]] • X [[Ship:Midway (< 23.01.2019)\|Midway (< 23.01.2019)]] • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • X [[Ship:[Midway]\|[Midway]]] • ★ United States

Cruisers

Netherlands	I Van Kinsbergen • II Gelderland • III Java • IV De Ruyter • V Celebes • VI Kijkduin • VII Eendracht • VIII Jaarsveld • VIII Haarlem • VIII De Zeven Provinciën • VIII Vrijheid • VIII Admiraal • VIII Statenland • IX Menno van Coehoorn • IX Johan de Witt • IX Van Speijk • X Utrecht • X Gouden Leeuw • X Prins van Oranje • X Prins van Oranje Golden • X Noord-Brabant • X Vrijheid
U.S.A.	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI [[Ship:Cleveland (< 31.05.2018)\|Cleveland (< 31.05.2018)]] • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII [[Ship:Pensacola (< 31.05.2018)\|Pensacola (< 31.05.2018)]] • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII [[Ship:New Orleans (< 31.05.2018)\|New Orleans (< 31.05.2018)]] • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • VIII Protector • IX [[Ship:Baltimore (< 31.05.2018)\|Baltimore (< 31.05.2018)]] • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • IX Cambridge • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Jacksonville • ★ Annapolis
Commonwealth	I Sutlej • II Port Jackson • III Caradoc • IV Dunedin • V Delhi • VI Hobart • VI Perth • VI Mysore • VII Uganda • VII Gambia • VII River Gambra • VIII Auckland • IX Encounter • IX Hector • X Cerberus • X Brisbane • X Brisbane B
Europe	I Gryf • VI Elli • X Svea
Germany	I Hermelin • II Dresden • II Emden • III Kolberg • IV Karlsruhe • V Königsberg • VI Nürnberg • VI Admiral Graf Spee • VI Leipzig • VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee • VII Yorck • VII München • VII Weimar • VII München B • VIII Admiral Hipper • VIII Prinz Eugen • VIII Mainz • VIII Schill • VIII Mainz B • VIII Cross of Dorn • VIII Wiesbaden • IX Roon • IX Siegfried • IX Ägir • IX Admiral Schröder • IX Blücher • IX Roon CLR • IX AL Ägir • X Hindenburg • X Hildebrand • X AL Hindenburg • X [[Ship:[Hindenburg]\|[Hindenburg]]] • ★ Clausewitz
U.S.S.R.	I Orlan • II Diana • II Diana Lima • II Novik • III Aurora • III Bogatyr • III Oleg • III Varyag • III AL Avrora • IV Svietlana • V Murmansk • V [[Ship:Kirov (< 10.06.2020)\|Kirov (< 10.06.2020)]] • V Kotovsky • V Krasny Krym • V Mikoyan • V Kirov • VI Budyonny • VI Molotov • VI Admiral Makarov • VII Shchors • VII Lazo • VII Lazo B • VIII Chapayev • VIII Tallinn • VIII Mikhail Kutuzov • VIII Ochakov • VIII Pyotr Bagration • VIII Bagration • VIII Dmitry Pozharsky • IX Dmitri Donskoi • IX Riga • IX Kronshtadt • IX Vyazma • IX Kozma Minin • X Moskva • X Alexander Nevsky • X Petropavlovsk • X Stalingrad • X Smolensk B • X Smolensk • X Sevastopol • X Komissar • X [[Ship:[Moskva]\|[Moskva]]] • X Vladimir Monomakh • X Petrozavodsk • ★ Novosibirsk
Italy	I Eritrea • II Nino Bixio • III Taranto • IV Alberto di Giussano • V Raimondo Montecuccoli • V Genova • VI Trento • VI Duca d'Aosta • VII Zara • VII Duca degli Abruzzi • VII Francesco Ferruccio • VII Gorizia • VII AL Gorizia • VIII Amalfi • IX Brindisi • IX Michelangelo • IX Ferrante Gonzaga • X Venezia • X Napoli • X Napoli B • X Varese • X Ravenna • ★ Piemonte
Pan-America	I Hércules • II Almirante Barroso • II Almirante Abreu • III Vicente Guerrero • IV Córdoba • V La Argentina • VI Almirante Cochrane • VII Coronel Bolognesi • VII Nueve de Julio • VIII Ignacio Allende • VIII Almirante Grau • IX Santander • X San Martín
Japan	I Hashidate • II Chikuma • III Tenryū • III Katori • IV Yūbari • IV Kuma • IV Iwaki Alpha • V Furutaka • V Agano • V Yahagi • VI Aoba • VI Gokase • VII Myōkō • VII Omono • VII Tokachi • VII Maya • VII ARP Myōkō • VII ARP Ashigara • VII ARP Haguro • VII Southern Dragon • VII Eastern Dragon • VII ARP Nachi • VIII Mogami • VIII Tone • VIII Atago • VIII Shimanto • VIII Atago B • VIII ARP Takao • VIII ARP Maya • VIII Tone 2 • VIII Tone 3 • IX Ibuki • IX Takahashi • IX Azuma • IX AL Azuma • IX Chikuma II • IX Chikuma II Golden • IX Suzuya • IX Suzuya Golden • IX BA Takahashi • IX Azuma B • X Zaō • X Yodo • X Yoshino • X Yoshino B • X Kitakami • X Yari • X Zaō CLR • X [[Ship:[Zaō]\|[Zaō]]]
U.K.	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
France	I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VI [[Ship:[La Galissonnière]\|[La Galissonnière]]] • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • VIII Metz • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • IX Le Havre • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • X Brennus • X Amiral Lartigue • ★ Condé
Pan-Asia	I Chengan • III Ning Hai • V Chungking • VI Rahmat • VI Huanghe • VII Chumphon • VIII Harbin • VIII Irian • VIII Wukong • IX Sejong • IX Dalian • IX Mengchong • IX Tianjin • X Jinan • X Incheon
Spain	I Júpiter • II Méndez Núñez • III Navarra • IV Almirante Cervera • V Galicia • VI Baleares • VI Canarias • VII Asturias • VIII Cataluña • VIII Numancia • IX Andalucía • IX Almirante Oquendo • X Castilla

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 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Costs 1,000,000 Free XP (250,000 more than other tier IX premium ships), which is roughly 40,000 [[Doubloons]] worth of conversion.
+* Costs 1,000,000 Free XP (250,000 more than previous Tier IX Premium ships), which is roughly 40,000{{Doubloons}} worth of conversion.
-* Increased Fire duration (60 seconds) and vulnerability to multiple fires when under HE spam.
+* Increased [[Ship:Fire|fire]] duration (60 seconds) and vulnerability to multiple fires when under HE spam.
 * Large size makes her an easier target for both enemy shells and torpedoes.
 * Armor is not thick enough to let her tank battleship fire in open combat.
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
-<!--Availability of researchable upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is as follows:
-* '''Main Battery:'''
-* '''Hull:'''  Upgrade to Hull (B) for XXX.  Research of this module unlocks progression to YYY.
-* '''Torpedoes:'''
-* '''Gun Fire Control System:'''  Upgrade to XXX for an extra 10% range on the main battery.
-* '''Propulsion:'''
--->
 As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
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 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
-<!-- FOR TECH TREE SHIPS
-[[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits;
-Choose one and append after semicolon above:
-Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectibility range.
-Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
-Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type XX camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
--->
 As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' comes included with [[Ship:Camouflage#Premium_Camouflage|Type 10 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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 {{AnnoWiki|content=
-<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1944</h2>
+<h2>USS ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1944</h2>
 ===Construction===
-:Builder: New York Shipbuilding Coporation; Camden, United States
+:Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Camden, New Jersey, United States
 :Laid down: 17 December 1941
 :Launched: 15 August 1943
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 ====Machinery====
-:8 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers
+:Eight (8) Babcock & Wilcox Boilers
-:4 General Electric Steam Turbines
+:Four (4) General Electric Steam Turbines
 :3,619 tons of oil
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 ====Armor====
 :Main belt: 229mm
-:Decks: 71.12mm inboard, 76.2mm outboard, on 25.4mm plating
+:Decks: 71.12mm inboard, 76.2mm outboard,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on 25.4mm plating
 :Bulkheads: 260mm
 :Barbettes: 330mm
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 :Two (2) Catapults
 =====Aircraft=====
-:Four (4) OS2U Kingfisher Observation floatplanes or SC Seahawk Scout seaplanes
+:Four (4) OS2U Kingfisher Observation floatplanes<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or SC Seahawk Scout seaplanes
 ----
 ====Complement====
-:1517 officers and sailors
+:1,517 officers and sailors
 :
 }}</div>
-[[File:PICTURE.JPG|none|frame|x350px|link=|CAPTION.]]
+[[File:04020115.jpg|none|frame|x350px|link=|USS ''Alaska'' (CB-1) underway on 13 November 1944.]]
 ===History===
-USS ''Alaska'' (CB-1) was the lead ship of the ''Alaska'' class of large cruisers which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the first of two ships of her class to be completed, followed only by Guam; four other ships were ordered but were not completed before the end of the war. Alaska was the third vessel of the US Navy to be named after what was then the territory of Alaska. She was laid down on 17 December 1941, ten days after the outbreak of war, was launched in August 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, in Camden, New Jersey, and was commissioned in June 1944. She was armed with a main battery of nine 12 in (300 mm) guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of 33 kn (61 km/h; 38 mph). <br />
+USS ''Alaska'' (CB-1) was the lead ship of the ''Alaska'' class of large cruisers which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the first of two ships of her class to be completed, followed only by Guam; four other ships were ordered but were not completed before the end of the war. Alaska was the third vessel of the US Navy to be named after what was then the territory of Alaska. She was laid down on 17 December 1941, ten days after the outbreak of war, was launched in August 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, in Camden, New Jersey, and was commissioned in June 1944. She was armed with a main battery of nine 12 in (300 mm) guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of 33 kn (61 km/h; 38 mph).
 Due to being commissioned late in the war, ''Alaska'' saw relatively limited service. She participated in operations off Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February–July 1945, including providing anti-aircraft defense for various carrier task forces and conducting limited shore bombardment operations. She shot down several Japanese aircraft off Okinawa, including a possible Ohka piloted missile. In July–August 1945 she participated in sweeps for Japanese shipping in the East China and Yellow Seas. After the end of the war, she assisted in the occupation of Korea and transported a contingent of US Army troops back to the United States. She was decommissioned in February 1947 and placed in reserve, where she remained until she was stricken in 1960 and sold for scrapping the following year.
 ====Design====
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 |HistoricalGallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
-File:USS Alaska (CB-1) underway on 11 September 1944 (NH 97127).jpg|''Alaska'' underway
+File:USS Alaska (CB-1) underway on 11 September 1944 (NH 97127).jpg|''Alaska'' underway.
-File:Alaska fore turrets.jpg|A close-up of ''USS Alaska's'' forward main gun turrets
+File:Alaska fore turrets.jpg|A close-up of ''USS Alaska's'' forward main gun turrets.
 File:Alaska at anchor.jpg
-File:Alaska launch.jpg|A view on ''USS Alaska's'' hull shortly after her hull was launched
+File:Alaska launch.jpg|A view on ''USS Alaska's'' hull shortly after her hull was launched.
 File:Alaska colorized.jpg
-File:Alaska moored post war.jpg|''USS Alaska'' shortly after the war
+File:Alaska moored post war.jpg|''USS Alaska'' shortly after the war.
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