USS Alaska

Template:Italic title prefixed Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Alaska in honor of the territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867 which later became the state of Alaska:

• , a wooden-hulled screw sloop-of-war in commission from 1869 to 1883 that saw numerous small actions
• , a steam trawler chartered to serve as a minesweeper during World War I, in commission from 1918 to 1919
• , the lead ship of the of large cruisers, in commission from 1944 to 1947; she saw action in the last days of World War II
• , an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned in 1986 and currently in service

References

• Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.