Is Alaska The Ultimate Super Cruiser? (World of Warships Legends)

[@gabrielgaitan4856]

USS Alaska (CB-1), the first of a class of "large cruisers" designed as a compromise to achieve a fast cruiser with a relatively heavy main battery, was laid down on 17 December 1941 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 15 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ernest Gruening, wife of the Honorable Ernest Gruening, Governor of Alaska; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 17 June 1944, Capt. Peter K. Fischler in command. Following post-commissioning fitting out at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, USS Alaska (CB-1) stood down the Delaware River on 6 August 1944, bound for Hampton Roads, escorted by Simpson (DD-221) and Broome (DD-210). She then conducted an intensive shakedown, first in Chesapeake Bay and then in the Gulf of Paria, off Trinidad, British West Indies, escorted by Bainbridge (DD-246) and Decatur (DD-341). Steaming via Annapolis, Md., and Norfolk, USS Alaska returned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where the large cruiser underwent changes and alterations to her fire control suite: the fitting of four Mk. 57 directors for her five-inch battery. Placed in inactive status, "in commission, in reserve" at Bayonne, on 13 August 1946, USS Alaska (CB-1) was ultimately placed out of commission, in reserve, on 17 February 1947. The large cruiser never returned to active duty. Her name struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1960, the ship was sold on 30 June 1960 to the Lipsett Division of Luria Brothers of New York City, to be broken up for scrap. USS Alaska (CB-1) was awarded three battle stars for her World War II service.

[@moonytheloony6516]

Your timely historic ship descriptions are an interesting, informative, and engaging quick-read and greatly appreciated.

[@hb0292]

My father served on that ship

[@gabrielgaitan4856]

Your father was stationed at the USS Alaska?! What was he doing there while onboard the ship?

[@Anubis_F0X]

First Legendary ship I got. It's great

[@TheMoron69]

I am getting it soon too, first one. Almost finished the 10th stage

[@jasondaniels4060]

Alaska was my first Legendary, and it was love at first sight ❤

[@Germanbattleshipenjoyer]

I agree. Most of the super cruisers are more cruiser than battleships. But I think that the only one that is not in the cruiser area is the Siegfried. It’s a tier 7 battleship with a squishy nose.

[@FsDunkerque]

"Baby, iowa." That's what i like to call it

[@SpartanElite43]

Yeah except her 60 caliber 305s have some of the most disgusting pen angles in the game

[@roblewis7186]

You are correct. Battle Cruiser was never a designation given to these ships in the US Navy. Rather than USS Alaska being a smaller Iowa class, she was actually more of a large Baltimore class cruiser.

[@AlphaThunder__]

Hey spartan a lil appreciation comment, i think i speak for alot of us: we really appreciate the content, the streams the tips everything. Been a loyal dude i must say since 5k subs. Keep going man you’ll get that 50k very soon.

[@SpartanElite43]

I appreciate that

[@SteelPanzer]

I'm so close to getting her. She will be my first legendary, and im excited!!

[@360master]

Alaska is the first ship I’m researching! I can’t wait to unlock it!

[@gokuismymom8553]

I still struggle with radar sometimes. I either forget the enemy ship has a radar or I forget the range. There is a lot you have to keep in mind as a destroyer player and its easy at least for me to forget something occasionally and make a mistake. That being said I don't know what that Shima was doing Almost all high tier American cruisers you will run into have like a 9 to 10km radar so its not hard to remember that.

[@SpartanElite43]

Yeah that's why I always say its best to play all nations all tiers to give you the best chance in any given situation

[@WillieWanker8135]

Imagine battleship aspects as a triangle, “firepower” “protection” “speed”, a battleship attempts to balance these or trade one aspect for another, a battleship will GENERALLY trade speed for protection and/or firepower, a battlecruiser will GENERALLY trade protection for speed, for instance the Amagi class battle cruiser (designed but not completed as a BC) had 9.8” of belt and 16” guns and predicted 30kts, where as the Colorado class had up to 16” of belt 16” guns but could only achieve 21kts. The big difference between BCs and super heavy cruisers like Alaska and Guam was that BCs still carried battleship caliber guns whereas Alaska only had 12” guns

[@jamesaustralian9829]

The Alaska is a nice cruiser. I think the term you were looking for was "pocket battleship" to better describe a battle cruiser - it's what the allies dubbed German ships like Graff spree and shcarnhorst.

[@nicholasharding07]

I do think that Scharnhorst was classified as a Battleship though

[@gokuismymom8553]

No Scharnhorst wasn't called that. It's an actual Battlecruiser. Graf Spee, Deutschland and apparently Admiral Scheer were the only 3 with that nickname because they were smaller than your average battlecruiser but had battleship caliber guns.

[@moonytheloony6516]

"Graff Spree" ? That's sounds like a name for a happy German Carnival cruise ship. 😜

[@maxkurowski2325]

It was my first L tier ship. You brought back good memories when I was just learning how to play with it. And I still can remember that 2/3 years ago you could buy the og winter alaska skin and I still have it. You are doing a great job man

[@devis2087]

You got any recent New Orleans replay? I'm really struggling with it's usage

[@graing3r879]

Perfect timing! I’m a few days out from getting the Alaska, thanks for all the vids Spartan appreciate it

[@SpartanElite43]

Hope you enjoy!

[@imperium-wc5fv]

I absolutely love The Alaska, it and the Des Moines are my two favorite for legendary tiers for different reasons.

[@franksparky2736]

First ship I’ve researched it’s been awhile but ever getting so close to unlocking it

[@user-KR386]

Great video, I think a good counter ship that Alaska would have trouble with is the Tirpitz. What are your thoughts on that?

[@SpartanElite43]

Alaska would absolutely shred a Tirpitz.. Remember Alaska has nasty AP Pen angles as well as being incredibly tanky and reloads about twice as fast as a tirpitz...

[@tmseh]

I think the Alaska was the one rental ship I tried out. Definitely an excellent cruiser.

[@jackasamurai9778]

I never had much luck in the super cruiser class and always just went with old faithful (Des Moines) but after the buff of both the Stalingrad and Alaska these things are absolute beasts!! Almost seems unfair now 😅 unless you broadside it. I still always revert to my Des Moines, but I never take these two super cruisers for granted now. When I'm playing DD I spam the wheel to get rid of these ships first! Stalingrad has 20 sec radar from 11.7KM and Alaska has 30 sec radar from 9.0KM. GG Spartan

[@jaiyuzivert]

I love the Petro, w AL chap as inspo, u can destroy battleship guns so easily it’s hilarious

[@HankManGames]

I am going to add the Alaska to my port in the next 10ish days. It will be my 2nd legendary ship after the Des Moines. You know the one Spartan never knew was there until it shot at him hahaha. I am excited. Just not sure of the build yet. I have some steel saved for an epic mod and all

[@shotguneddie75]

i love my alaska. shes my most played ship by a considerable margin. she absolutely SLAPS in ranked

[@devonpowell8313]

I took on a full health Yamato in the Alaska and came out on top, all that after having fought two ships prior to that engagement.

[@gokuismymom8553]

I love winning fights like that its so satisfying. Reminds me of when I did something similar against a Constellation in my New Orleans. As long as you know your ship and know your enemies ship you can pull of some crazy things in this game.

[@Feeling_Blue86]

My First ever Legendary ship I got, never disappointed me 👍

[@DPG517]

I just personally want to say thank you for showing me how much of a meme the Atlantico is in ranked... Made it to rank 2 and actually enjoyed it 🤣.

[@SpartanElite43]

Nice work! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@lordstarkiller6955]

I don’t think the navy considered calling the Alaska a “Super cruiser “ they always called such ships like the Alaska a Battle Cruiser because of the battleship guns with a cruiser Hall just bigger and better armor to absorb the recoil of the main guns However the navy thought the title of Battle cruiser was to Original suppose that’s why they dismissed the idea of calling it that so they called it for what it was a heavy Cruiser because it made sense it was heavy and it was a cruiser but regardless of its title it was one of the best ships of its time no doubt

[@SpartanElite43]

The US navy never technically had a battlecruiser the closest we came was the USS Lexington which was originally supposed to be built like our in game constellation but was changed to an aircraft carrier due to naval treaties.. However Alaska was considered a Super Cruiser due to her size and firepower she wasn't quite a Battlecruiser but much larger than a typical heavy cruiser

[@lordstarkiller6955]

Normally when I think super cruiser I think about those super ships on the PC that’s just my opinion on what Super Cruisers would look like personally paper ships that where planned but never made but ofc it could go ether way depending on witch way you look at it

[@zackbritt7967]

Alaska was I think my second ever legendary ship I acquired in this game I don’t play Legendary tier much nowadays so I don’t play Alaska nearly at all

[@lxpuma2412]

Got two parts left in bureau can't wait to use her

[@suburbanview]

Very close to 50K !

[@SpartanElite43]

So close!

[@Roguewarrior37]

A battlecruiser is a cruiser with Battleship artillery

[@__Francesco__]

Do you recommend more Iowa or Kansas

[@SpartanElite43]

Depends in playstyle both are excellent

[@__Francesco__]

@@SpartanElite43 I'm a more aggressive player, which one do you think is better?

[@castanedag22420]

Great ship I’m personally torn between the Alaska or the Stalingrad, I feel Stalin is more tanky, just got the Zao and loving that right now

[@SpartanElite43]

Stalingrad is too vulnerable if it gets caught overangled...

[@castanedag22420]

@@SpartanElite43 o yeah I’ve been caught pretty bad from the sides, if I’m right I play it kinda like you aggressive and getting In the middle bow in I’ve held it down pretty good

[@RoFKillaBacon]

Prob my next pick after the Des Moines and shima are done, that or the Montana

[@CalebRemastered]

With the Recent buff it has got and Stalingrad! HMS Goliath should be Quite Spicy 🥵

[@xeroscl]

Completely agree, as miracles exist just this morning I have a blast game in the alaska winning with 8 seconds left because an Ohio and a Yama disrespect the ship

[@SpartanElite43]

Alaska is a Nasty ship.. If folks sleep on her she will make them pay.

[@Lord_Pistachio_Nut]

Alaska is hands down my favorite legendary cruiser. Sure, i dont own them all yet but the ones I dont own are light cruisers which i dont like anyways 😂😂 Viva la Alaska!

[@sargerocks09]

I would say so….The Alaska is one of my favorite ships to play

[@mocha8ar]

Thx for the vid Spartan... since I kinda "accident" pick the bureau😂

[@SpartanElite43]

Even if it was an accident Alaska is a beast and you'll likely enjoy her

[@mocha8ar]

@@SpartanElite43 sure, I will play it when it finish. Once again, thank you for Alaska gameplay 🙏🙏

[@gmantitan1695]

A battle cruiser is the size of a battleship with guns larger than 305mm guns. (Most battle cruisers have around 380-406mm guns(Such as hood, Repulse, Amagi, Kaga, Lexington, etc etc) but has weaker armor for more speed

[@sebastianbernat5831]

maybe not best, depend who u ask but deffo top3 , sonar radar heal strong guns and huge range with right setup thst give u chance to outrange anything u met at game

[@TheCretaceous]

Grinding As Fast As Possible To Get Alaska.

[@mateuszm4844]

Show game vs 5 BB as more representative example how Alaska is doing

[@jefferyjohnsen5433]

For now I have only forayed into the legendary tier sparingly. Largely because I don’t poses the necessary skill to compete there and I don’t want to bring down my team due to my lack. Only the exceptionally charitable would call what I do with Alaska playing it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@babutaterbuggrimm6678]

Well I would assume the Puerto Rico would be.

[@Itzshaggybaby]

I didn’t see the match before but nah your Shona did great if he sees a radar cruiser pushing in your first thing is to gtfo spot till your safe to push which is exactly what he did if he did what the enemy shima did is push straight into a radar and die 4m in he did perfect till now haven’t watched full video yet btw

[@SpartanElite43]

lol basically the dude spent the entire match sailing in circles launching torps at 12km

[@Itzshaggybaby]

@@SpartanElite43 that is bad dd play unless he was playing objectives launching torps from objectives but if he was spawn trappingish that’s bad play

[@JessicaBerry-23]

Hello spartan I look forward to whenever you stream next. I hope you are doing well

[@SpartanElite43]

Hey Jess! I'll be streaming UAD tonight

[@justblack9813]

It's a personal thing...but i say it's Napoli...

[@thomassutphin9457]

CB 1 Alaska!

[@rcgrizzly94]

Stalingrad?

[@thomassutphin9457]

I have instances where I had nearly all the cap points and got an assist! WTF... xD I had the points

[@Fresh_Baklava]

Yes…

[@freedeoxide]

Its still called large cruiser so

[@nepu6538]

🇺🇲🇩🇪👌

[@troymiller6058]

I think they need to buff it enough to stay top dog! The Alaska is my ones go to ship when I want to blow stuff up and have fun win or lose. In no way should the Alaska be shredded unless it’s user error!

[@rstigc8407]

Never liked the alaska personally

[@deathx1030]

No

[@jay_volpe]

yea super cruisers isnt a thing in legends. if it was the devs would have long announced. nice try

[@SpartanElite43]

Lol It's what we call Large Cruisers that aren't quite Battle Cruisers

[@MythicalWatcher]

Love the ship, hate the games. Just because i can tank as well as some battleships doesn't mean i want to or should. God forbid i get support ughh, makes me angry because i want to like it

[@BUCKSHOTBUKY]

No, it is not.

[@merrytoast5061]

Firdt

[@SpartanElite43]

Noice