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Thus, the first class cruisers built between the Orlando class (1886) and the Cressy class (1897) were, strictly speaking, protected cruisers as they lacked an armoured belt. The first class cruiser was succeeded by the battlecruiser in the Royal Navy. Shannon first class armoured cruiser, (1875) 5,670 tons, 2×10in, 7×9inch Shannon (1875 ...
This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total. Victorian-era cruisers of the United Kingdom (3 C, 29 P) World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom (159 P, 1 F) World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom (94 P) Cold War cruisers of the United Kingdom (1 C, 17 P) Korean War cruisers of the United Kingdom (6 P)
Heavy cruisers. Veinticinco de Mayo class. Veinticinco de Mayo (1929) - Scrapped 1960. Almirante Brown (1929) - Scrapped 1962. Light cruisers. La Argentina (1937) - Retired 1972. Brooklyn class. Nueve de Julio (1936, ex-USS Boise) - Assigned 1951, retired 1977. General Belgrano (1938, ex-USS Phoenix) - Assigned 1951, sunk 1982 in the Falklands War.
The County class was a class of heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the years between the First and Second World Wars. They were the first 'post-war' cruisers constructed for the Royal Navy and were designed within the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 tons standard displacement and 8-inch ...
v. t. e. The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Its assets include both commissioned warships and non-commissioned vessels. As of May 2024, there are 66 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy. Of the commissioned vessels, nineteen are major surface combatants (two aircraft carriers, six guided ...
Apollo-class cruisers (1 C, 16 P) Archer-class cruisers (7 P) Arethusa-class cruisers (1913) (1 C, 10 P) Arethusa-class cruisers (1934) (6 P) Arrogant-class cruisers (4 P) Astraea-class cruisers (8 P) Auxiliary cruisers of the Royal Navy (3 C, 1 P)
Ships of the Royal Navy. This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
Of the battlecruisers built before the First World War, the Invincible class and Indefatigable class all had 6 inches (152 mm) of armour on their waterline, a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), and eight 12-inch (305 mm) guns. The more advanced battlecruisers—the two Lion -class ships, Queen Mary, and HMS Tiger —all had an armour belt ...