A scout cruiser was a type of warship of the early 20th century, which were smaller, faster, more lightly armed and armoured than protected cruisers or...
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their history light cruisers served in a variety of roles, primarily as convoy escorts and destroyer command ships, but also as scouts and fleet support...
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scuttled 1947 Forth (1886) – Sold 1921 Scout class third class torpedo cruiser, 1,580 tons, 4 × 5 in Scout (1885) – Sold 1904 Fearless (1886) – Sold...
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was a general hiatus in British cruiser production after this time, apart from a few classes of small, fast scout cruisers for fleet duties. When the Royal...
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the Third Class Cruisers the fast Scout Cruisers became Light Cruisers (CL), and the slower New Orleans and Denver-class "peace cruisers" were reclassified...
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they were an extension of the armoured cruiser as a fast, heavily armed scout, commerce protector and cruiser-destroyer, reflected in the term originally...
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19th century, cruiser came to be a classification of the ships intended for cruising distant waters, for commerce raiding, and for scouting for the battle...
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The aircraft cruiser (also known as aviation cruiser or cruiser-carrier) is a warship that combines the features of the aircraft carrier and a surface...
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The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range...
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cruisers and cruiser submarines could be expected to scout for and screen the battle fleet. Cruiser submarines were successful for a brief period of World...
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cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal from DARPA for a class of cruisers in the late 1970s. The proposal was for the Strike Cruiser...
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Battlecruiser (redirect from Battle cruiser)
The battlecruiser (also written as battle cruiser or battle-cruiser) was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar...
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The three Chester-class cruisers were the first United States Navy vessels to be designed and designated as fast "scout cruisers" for fleet reconnaissance...
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commander of the cruiser Bahia, was warned to be careful while under operations, as the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Britannia, designated to scout for the Brazilian...
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list of cruisers, from 1860 to the present. It includes torpedo, unprotected, protected, scout, light, armoured, battle-, heavy and missile cruisers. Dates...
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USS Salem (CL-3) (category Chester-class cruisers)
USS Salem (CS-3/CL-3), Scout Cruiser No. 3, was a Chester-class scout cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the city...
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Click on headers to sort columns. List of cruisers List of cruisers of World War II Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 49. Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 190. Jordan...
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Armed merchantman (redirect from Armed Merchant Cruiser)
of Pulo Aura in 1804, and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran sinking the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in their battle in 1941, although Kormoran...
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USS Birmingham (CL-2) (category Chester-class cruisers)
the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a Chester-class scout cruiser, reclassified a light cruiser in 1920. Entering service in 1908, the ship became known...
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A scout is a type of United States Navy aircraft whose name derives from the scout cruisers used by the US Navy for similar roles, including screening...
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more torpedoes. Italy had built three Mirabello-class esploratori (scout cruisers) approximately 70% larger than contemporary destroyers. The Washington...
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retained the armament that they had while serving in the Italian Navy as scout cruisers (esploratori). When initially ordered by Romania in 1913, the Romanian...
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United States Navy have been named USS Salem: USS Salem (CL-3) was a scout cruiser in service from 1908 to 1921 USS Salem (CM-11) was the civilian vessel...
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cruisers or light cruisers, but larger than contemporary destroyers. They were used for scouting. Protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late-19th...
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naval program which envisioned 6 light cruisers and 12 large destroyers, Vickers offered two protected scout cruiser designs to Romania. The first design...
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USS Chester (CL-1) (category Chester-class cruisers)
United States Navy was the first scout cruiser (CS) built for the Navy. In 1920, she was reclassified as a light cruiser (CL). She was launched on 26 June...
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administrative staff to support the officers. Originally, older light or scout cruisers were often used, but in the early 1900s, the rapidly increasing speed...
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1883, was a Leander-class protected cruiser. HMS Amphion (1911), launched in 1911, was an Active-class scout cruiser, she was sunk on the 6 August 1914...
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carriers by converting cruiser hulls. These Independence-class aircraft carriers, converted from Cleveland-class light cruisers, were unsatisfactory ships...
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an Aircraft Carrier. The National Interest. February 28, 2021. Aircraft cruiser Helicopter destroyer This set index article includes a list of related...
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