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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dressy Sport and Baja Cruiser models. Several SSIIs were champions on the off-road racing circuit during the late 1970s. The Shawnee Scout was to be a trim...
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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 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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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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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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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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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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