 In 1958 , the Bureau of Ships prepared two feasibility studies to see if Alaska and Guam were suitable to be converted to guided missile cruisers . The first study involved removing all of the guns in favor of four different missile systems . At $ 160 million this was seen as too costly , so a second study was conducted . This study left the forward batteries — the two 12 ″ triple turrets and three of the 5 " dual turrets — in place and added a reduced version of the first plan for the aft . This would have cost $ 82 million , and was still seen as too cost @-@ prohibitive . As a result , the conversion proposal was abandoned and the ship was instead stricken from the naval registry on 1 June 1960 . On 30 June she was sold to the Lipsett Division of Luria Brothers to be broken up for scrap . 
