Download or read book Iowa Class Battleships and Alaska Class Large Cruisers Conversion Projects 1942-1964 written by Wayne Scarpaci and published by Nimble Books. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of proposed conversions of the Iowa class battleships and Alaska class large cruisers from 1942 to 1964. This book covers 16 conversions, with line drawings and full color original art illustrations for 11 of 16 proposed projects. Coverage extends from MACK-equipped double-ended Talos Guided Missile Battleship designs to Jupiter-IRBM-carrying "Missile Monitor" designs. This is a truly unique volume that provides not only new proposed conversion information, but a look at the ongoing US Navy modernization and experimentation projects of the early postwar/cold war era. This book is a must for those who have an interest in battleships in general and the Iowa class in particular.