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A '''cruiser''' is a capital warship, larger than a [[destroyer]] but smaller than a [[battleship]]. Various subclasses of cruiser exist including ''heavy cruisers'' (generally distinguished by better armor), ''battlecruisers'' (generally having better weapons), and ''light cruisers'' (generally having better speed).
A '''cruiser''' is a capital warship, larger than a [[destroyer]] but smaller than a [[battleship]]. In the early 20th century, various subclasses of cruiser existed, including:
 
* ''Light cruisers'': generally having smaller weapons (typically 6"/150mm guns) but better speed
* ''Heavy cruisers'': generally distinguished by heavier weapons (8"/200mm guns)
* ''Battlecruisers'': having [[battleship]]-scale weapons (12"/300mm+ guns), but lacking battleship-grade armor
 
It is notable that there is a class (Deutschland) of WWII-era German armored cruisers that the British press dubbed "pocket-[[battleship]]s" because of their size, weapons, and heavy armor when compared to contemporary cruiser designs (it didn't hurt the British press that the claimed tonnage was completely fabricated).


== Real World Cruisers ==
== Real World Cruisers ==
*''Admiral-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Admiral''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Albany-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Alaska''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Aoba-class'' ([[Japan]])
*''Albany''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Baltimore-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Aoba''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Boston-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Aurora'' (Russian Empire/[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Des Moines-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Bainbridge''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Furutaka-class'' ([[Japan]]
*''Baltimore''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Glorious-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Belknap''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Hawkins-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Boston''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Indefatigable-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''California''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Invicible-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Cleveland''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Kirov-class'' ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]/[[Russian Federation]])
*''Des Moines''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Köln-class'' ([[Federal Republic of Germany]])
*''Furutaka''-class ([[Japan]]
*''Kuma-class'' ([[Japan]])
*''Galveston''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Lion-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Glorious''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Omaha-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Hawkins''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Oregon City-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Indefatigable''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Renown-class'' ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Invicible''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Scharnhorst-class'' ([[Federal Republic of Germany]])
*''Kara''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Takao-class'' ([[Japan]])
*''Kirov''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]/[[Russian Federation]])
*''Ticonderoga-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Köln''-class ([[Federal Republic of Germany]])
*''Virginia-class'' ([[United States of America]])
*''Kresta I''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
*''Kresta II''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
*''Kuma''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Kynda''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
*''Leahy''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Lion''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Long Beach''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Omaha''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Oregon City''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Providence''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Renown''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Scharnhorst''-class ([[Federal Republic of Germany]])
*''Slava''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Stalingrad''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Sverdlov''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Takao''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Ticonderoga''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Truxtun''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Virginia''-class ([[United States of America]])


== Cruisers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
== Cruisers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
===Star Trek===
*[[Intrepid-class|''Intrepid''-class'']]
*[[Intrepid-class|''Intrepid''-class'']]
*[[Prometheus-class|''Prometheus''-class]]
*[[Prometheus-class|''Prometheus''-class]]
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*[[Keldon-class|''Keldon''-class]]
*[[Keldon-class|''Keldon''-class]]
*[[NX-class|''NX''-class]]
*[[NX-class|''NX''-class]]
*[[USAF Prometheus|''Prometheus''-class (SG)]]
===Stargate===
*[[Daedalus-class battlecruiser|''Daedalus''-class (SG)]]
*[[USAF Prometheus|''Prometheus''-class]]
*[[Bilisknir-class|''Bilisknir''-class (SG)]]
*[[Daedalus-class battlecruiser|''Daedalus''-class]]
*[[Bilisknir-class|''Bilisknir''-class]]


[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Naval Terminology]]
[[Category: Naval Terminology]]
[[Category:Military]]

Latest revision as of 13:43, 1 January 2023

A cruiser is a capital warship, larger than a destroyer but smaller than a battleship. In the early 20th century, various subclasses of cruiser existed, including:

  • Light cruisers: generally having smaller weapons (typically 6"/150mm guns) but better speed
  • Heavy cruisers: generally distinguished by heavier weapons (8"/200mm guns)
  • Battlecruisers: having battleship-scale weapons (12"/300mm+ guns), but lacking battleship-grade armor

It is notable that there is a class (Deutschland) of WWII-era German armored cruisers that the British press dubbed "pocket-battleships" because of their size, weapons, and heavy armor when compared to contemporary cruiser designs (it didn't hurt the British press that the claimed tonnage was completely fabricated).

Real World Cruisers

Cruisers in Science Fiction

Star Trek

Stargate

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