The Alaska class - Large/Super/Battle/Mega/Hyper/Ultra Cruisers

Today we take a look at the long and convoluted design history of the Alaska class, which continued even after the ships had been built! And of course the debate as to what exactly they were.

Sources:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Cruisers-Illustrated-Design-History/dp/1682477592/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/United-States-Battleships-World-War/dp/0354010166/
https://www.usni.org/press/books/us-cruisers-1
https://www.amazon.com/American-Battleship-Samuel-Loring-Morison/dp/0760309892

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