World War II
American Large Cruisers
USS Alaska (CB-1) class
A Study in Blueprints
by
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-127 $50.00 (Foreign, $90.00)(11"x17", soft cover,
50 pages)
Ships of class: USS Alaska (CB-1), USS Guam (CB-2),
USS Hawaii (CB-3), USS Philippines (CB-4), USS Puerto
Rico (CB-5) and USS Samoa (CB-6).
LIST of BLUEPRINTS
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LIST of BLUEPRINTS |
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Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
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Faired lines, forebody, body plans & offsets, |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
Dec. 8, 1941 |
11-14 |
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Faired lines, after body, |
do. |
do. |
15-17 |
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For=d., body lines, stem to frame 103, |
do. |
Dec. 22, 1941 |
18-20 |
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After body lines, frame 103 to stern, |
do. |
Mar. 21, 1942 |
21-23 |
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Hull plating, frame 44 to stem, |
do. |
July 9, 1941 |
24-25 |
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Hull plating, frame 44 to frame 89, |
do. |
July 17, 1941 |
26-27 |
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Hull plating, frame 89 to frame 133, |
do. |
July 21, 1941 |
29-29 |
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Hull plating, frame 133 to frame 168, |
do. |
Sept. 6, 1941 |
30-31 |
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Hull plating, frame 168 to stern, |
do. |
Oct. 7, 1941 |
32-33 |
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Midship section, |
do. |
- |
34 |
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Camber, |
do. |
- |
35 |
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Stern contour, |
do. |
- |
36 |
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Skeg, |
do. |
- |
37 |
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Forward deck house, |
do. |
- |
38 |
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After deck house, |
do. |
- |
39 |
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Rail & bulwark at gun deck, |
do. |
- |
40 |
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Panel bulkheads, typical details, |
do. |
Sept. 8, 1941 |
41-43 |
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Skeg, sheet #1, |
do. |
Oct. 13, 1941 |
44-45 |
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Skeg, sheet #2, |
do. |
Oct. 27, 1941 |
46-47 |
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Inboard & outboard shaft tubes & shell plating, |
do. |
Oct. 20, 1941 |
48-50 |