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 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifelDrydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004 Music - https://www.youtube.com/c/NCMEpicMusic