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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:

  • USS Alaska (1868), a wooden-hulled screw sloop-of-war in commission from 1869 to 1883 that saw numerous small actions
  • USS Alaska (ID-3035), a steam trawler chartered to serve as a minesweeper during World War I, in commission from 1918 to 1919
  • USS Alaska (CB-1), the lead ship of the Alaska class of large cruisers, in commission from 1944 to 1947; she saw action in the last days of World War II
  • USS Alaska (SSBN-732), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned in 1986 and currently in service

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List of Medal of Honor recipients

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warship USS Maine. This action by the U.S. indicated high national interest. Tension among the American people was raised because of the explosion of USS Maine...

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Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

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missile USS Florida (SSGN-728) USS Georgia (SSGN-729) Ballistic missile USS Alaska (SSBN-732) USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) USS Maryland (SSBN-738)...

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Screw sloop

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ordered. USS Mohican and Narragansett were examples of these seven. CSS Alabama USS Alaska USS Contoocook HMS Gannet, now a museum ship. USS Housatonic...

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Hugh Purvis

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States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the USS Alaska during the United States 1871 expedition to Korea. Born in Philadelphia...

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List of nuclear submarines

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nuclear-powered submarines. USS Alabama, SSBN-731 USS Alaska, SSBN-732 USS Albany, SSN-753 USS Albuquerque, SSN-706 USS Alexandria, SSN-757 Álvaro Alberto...

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List of current ships of the United States Navy

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by way of ceremony, and non-commissioned. Ships denoted with the prefix "USS" are commissioned ships. Prior to commissioning, ships may be described as...

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John Lafferty

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John W. Lloyd). He earned his second award while serving on board the USS Alaska, a wooden hulled sloop built in 1868, at Callao Bay, Peru, September 14...

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List of equipment of the United States Navy

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United States expedition to Korea

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Secretary of the Navy, 5 July 1871 deck logs for the USS Colorado, USS Alaska, USS Benicia, USS Monocacy, and USS Palos from 10 June 1871 to 3 July 1871 Nahm (1986)...

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List of cruisers of the United States Navy

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CG-10 through 12 were converted from World War II cruisers. CAG-1 USS Boston and CAG-2 USS Canberra retained most of their original gun armament and were...

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Omaha Trophy

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USS Ted Stevens

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List of battlecruisers of the United States

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were commonly called battlecruisers. The US Navy's main impetus for the Alaska class was the threat posed by Japanese cruisers raiding its lines of communication...

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Battlecruiser

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hulls into aircraft carriers in the wake of the Washington Treaty: USS Lexington and USS Saratoga, although this was only considered marginally preferable...

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Hamilton Fish

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settled the Liberian-Grebo War in 1876 when Hamilton Fish dispatched the USS Alaska, under President Grant's authority, to Liberia. Liberia was in practice...

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Department of Alaska

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The Department of Alaska was the designation for the government of Alaska from its purchase by the United States of America in 1867 until its organization...

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Alaska Naval Militia

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