[alfa6]

RE: post 5 where it mentions the USS Guam is laid down.

here is a post from a few years back on the Guam’s Sister ship, USS Alaska.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1698603/posts

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I thought cruisers were all named after cities. I guess territories are another option.

[PzLdr]

Basically a SCHARNHORST class battlecruiser.