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Rework in the shipyards modified the hull and superstructure in the s to eliminate the rolling.

The Japanese rescued men of the crew of the Exeterincluding her captain, who became prisoners of war. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. They resembled contemporary battlecruisers or battleships in general appearance, as well as having main armament and displacement equal or greater than that of capital ships of the First World War.

At about curisers, the British ships spotted two of the Japanese cruisers, one of which cruiserrs its spotting floatplanes. Suffolk Cornwall Cumberland Kent Berwick. If a battleship sailed at 20 knots, this would mean that an armored cruiser would have to steam at least 26 or 27 knots.

Several new wartime classes were proposed, including the American Alaska class and the Japanese Design B class. Struck, 17 Novemberbroken up, [53]. Takao Maru 10 Mar: Cruiser classes Hheavy cruisers Ship classes of the Royal Navy.


Beam 6 ft 11 in Min. The Norfolk s were repeats of the London s with minor alterations. She remained in action until flooding disabled the machinery for ‘Y’ turret at Scuttled after severe damage at the Battle of Jutland1 June [48].

It was quickly found necessary to heighten the funnels by some 15 feet 4. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Between and the aircraft and catapult were added, as was a high-angle HACS director for the 4-inch guns.

Britain and Germany attempted to build additional battlecruisers during the war—the Admiral class for the former, and the Mackensen and Ersatz Yorck classes for the latter—but changing priorities in favor of smaller warships prevented their completion. Cancelled, 27 February [40]. British and American building was more influenced by the desire to be able to match the Japanese ships while keeping enough cruisers for their other global responsibilities. Views Read Edit View history.

Heavy cruiser – Wikipedia

Because they carried the heavy guns normally ascribed to battleships, they could also theoretically hold their place in a battle line more readily than armoured cruisers and serve as the “battleship-cruiser” for which Hovgaard had argued after Tsushima. It took underwater reinforcements and refits extending into to remedy the situation. After her repairs were completed, the ship spent most of on convoy escort duties before 193395 was transferred to the Far East after the start of the Pacific War in December.

She was severely damaged during the battle, and she was in the shipyard for over a year. When the armoured cruiser was supplanted by the battlecruiseran intermediate ship type between this and the light cruiser was found to be needed—one larger and more powerful than the light cruisers of a potential enemy but not as hheavy and expensive as the battlecruiser so as to be built in sufficient numbers to protect merchant ships and serve in a number of combat theaters.


The Cruiserz was crippled early in the battle, and she did not play much of a role as she withdrew. On occasion, data transmission errors may produce anomalies in information presented.

County-class cruiser

Thanks We have sent your information directly to the seller. In the Washington Naval Treaty was extended by the London Naval Treatywhich finally settled the arguments on cruisers which had raged in the s.

The upper deck was reinforced, which caused the stress to be transmitted through the lower hull instead and cracks began to appear under the waterline. Message sent successfully We have sent your information directly to the seller.

However, they were actually upscaled heavy cruisers, as their machinery layout and the possession of a single rudder was based on cruisers rather than that of capital ships.

Thus, it would be incorrect to say that Kirov battlecruisers are the largest class of naval warship built since the Second World War, since many aircraft carriers built after the war have been larger. With the advent of turbine machinery, oil firing and better armour plate the protected cruiser became obsolete and was succeeded by the light cruiser.