However, only two—USS Alaska and USS Guam—were completed by late 1944. By the time they entered service, naval warfare had shifted toward aircraft carriers and submarines, rendering them obsolete.

The U.S. Navy littoral combat ship was commissioned Saturday in Milwaukee and its crew has become immersed in Beloit's ...

The Alaska class included six planned ships, but only the USS Alaska and USS Guam were completed. Built to counter German and Japanese threats, these ships were significantly larger than previous ...