USS Hawaii (CB-3)

Hawaii (CB-3) was originally intended to be the third member of the Alaska class of large cruisers. She was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the Territory of Hawaii. Because her construction was delayed by higher-priority ships such as aircraft carriers, her keel was not laid until December 1943, about two years after her sister ship Guam.

USS Hawaii (CB-3)

Hawaii (CB-3) was originally intended to be the third member of the Alaska class of large cruisers. She was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the Territory of Hawaii. Because her construction was delayed by higher-priority ships such as aircraft carriers, her keel was not laid until December 1943, about two years after her sister ship Guam.