Cruiser

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).

Real World Cruisers

• Admiral-class (United Kingdom)
• Aoba-class (Japan)
• Glorious-class (United Kingdom)
• Indefatigable-class (United Kingdom)
• Invicible-class (United Kingdom)
• Kirov-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Russian Federation)
• Köln-class (Federal Republic of Germany)
• Kuma-class (Japan)
• Lion-class (United Kingdom)
• Omaha-class (United States of America)
• Renown-class (United Kingdom)
• Scharnhorst-class (Federal Republic of Germany)
• Takao-class (Japan)
• Ticonderoga-class (United States of America)
• Virginia-class (United States of America)

Cruisers in Science Fiction

• Intrepid-class
• Prometheus-class
• Ambassador-class
• Nebula-class
• Constitution-class
• Excelsior-class
• Akira-class
• Constellation-class
• Valdore-class
• Vor'cha-class
• Keldon-class
• NX-class
• Prometheus-class (SG)
• Daedalus-class (SG)
• Bilisknir-class (SG)