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The Design Z proposals for light cruisers were evolutions of the Design Y ( Neptune class) that were planned during the final years of the Second World War.It was intended to take advantage of improved hull subdivision, maximise commonality with the United States Navy and more advanced AA/DP automatic 3-inch and 6-inch twin gun designs of 1945 than the more incremental guns and turrets and ...
The class was originally to have consisted of twelve ships, [1] six were laid down in 1941–1942 and the seventh unit, Hawke, in 1943.Four of the ordered cruisers were cancelled almost immediately, three in March 1942 being replaced by the first light fleet carrier order [a] and another, probably Mars, was cancelled in November 1942.
Minotaur-class cruiser (1906), a class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers launched in 1906–1907 Minotaur -class cruiser (1943) , a class of Royal Navy light cruisers launched in 1943–1945 Minotaur -class cruiser (1947) , a projected class of Royal Navy cruisers, a design both finalised and cancelled in 1947
Minotaur-class cruiser (1947) Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship; Multi-role support ship (UK) N. N3-class battleship; Neptune-class cruiser; S. SSN-AUKUS; T. Type 32 ...
HMS Superb was a Minotaur-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship entered service in 1945 and had a brief, quiet career before being decommissioned in 1957 after her modernisation was cancelled. She was broken up in 1960.
HMS Blake was a light cruiser of the Tiger class of the British Royal Navy, the last (traditional) Royal Navy gun-armed cruiser of the 20th century.She was named after Robert Blake, a 17th-century admiral who was the "Father of the Royal Navy".
The Minotaur class displaced 14,600 long tons (14,800 t) as built and 16,630 long tons (16,900 t) at deep load. Defence and Minotaur had an overall length of 519 feet (158.2 m), a beam of 74 feet 6 inches (22.7 m) and a mean draught of 26 feet (7.9 m).
The first of a new Minotaur class, a development of the later Colony class with extra beam and a fifth twin 4 inch turret. Swiftsure was the last Royal Navy cruiser completed during World War II and was the first British cruiser designed around the concept of an operations room and modern radar, with sensor screens and communications positioned ...