The United States of America

Lexington Class- History

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USS Lexington

USS Saratoga

USS Constitution

No picture available:

USS Constellation

USS Ranger

USS United States

Cancelled due to the Washington Treaty. Lexington and Saratoga were converted into aircraft carriers.

The 1933 Battlecruiser

A brief but noteworthy design study

Alaska Class - History

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USS Alaska

USS Guam

USS Hawaii

No picture available- ships never started

USS Philippines

USS Puerto Rico

USS Samoa

Officially called "Large Cruisers", these cruiser-killers were battlecruisers in everything but name.
Only Alaska and Guam entered service, with the rest being broken up incomplete.
Hawaii was nearly completed, and sat in the mothball fleet until 1959