USS Guam

USS Guam was an Alaska-class large cruiser which served with the United States Navy during the last year of World War II. She was the second and last ship of her class to be completed. The ship was the second vessel of the US Navy to be named after the island of Guam, an American territory in the Pacific, and she was assigned the hull number CB-2. Due to her commissioning late in the war, Guam saw relatively limited service during the war. She participated in operations off Okinawa in March–July 1945, including providing anti-aircraft defense for the carrier task force and conducting limited shore bombardment operations. She participated in sweeps for Japanese shipping in the East China and Yellow Seas in July–August 1945. After the end of the war, she assisted in the occupation of Korea and transported a contingent of US Army troops back to the United States. She was decommissioned in February 1947 and placed in reserve, where she remained until she was stricken in 1960 and sold for scrapping the following year.

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CB-2; CB-2
length 241.25 metre, length 246.43 metre, speed 33 knot, draft 8.26 metre, beam 28 metre, 
Alaska-class cruiser, large cruiser, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1947-02-17T00:00:00Z

1947-02-17T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-11-12T00:00:00Z

1943-11-12T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-09-17T00:00:00Z

1944-09-17T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-02-02T00:00:00Z

1942-02-02T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USS Guam (CB-2) and USS Alaska (CB-1) at anchor off the coast of China in 1945

USS Guam (CB-2) conducting main battery gunnery practice in late 1944 (NH 90736)

USS Guam (CB-2) underway off Trinidad on 13 November 1944 (NH 67519)

USS Guam (CB-2), Oct 1944

USS Guam (CB-2) conducting main battery gunnery practice in late 1944 (NH 90736) (cropped)

USS Guam (CB-2) firing main battery, 1944-45

Diesel engine room on USS Guam (CB-2)

U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262)

USS Guam (CB-2) coming out of a turn, circa 1944 (NH 97131)

U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262) (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) and USS Alaska (CB-1) at anchor off the coast of China in 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) conducting main battery gunnery practice in late 1944 (NH 90736)		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) underway off Trinidad on 13 November 1944 (NH 67519)		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2), Oct 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) conducting main battery gunnery practice in late 1944 (NH 90736) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) firing main battery, 1944-45		Commons
commons	image		Diesel engine room on USS Guam (CB-2)		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262)		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) coming out of a turn, circa 1944 (NH 97131)		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262) (cropped)		Commons