This is a list of cruisers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom from 1877 (when the category was created by amalgamating the two previous categories of frigate and corvette) until the last cruiser was decommissioned more than a century later. …

The Tiger class were a class of three British warships of the 20th century and the last all-gun cruisers of the Royal Navy. Construction of three Minotaur -class cruisers (under the names Blake , Defence and Bellerophon ) began during World War II but, due to post-war austerity , the Korean War and focus on the Royal Air Force over the surface ...

The Emerald class or E class was a class of two light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. Following the Cavendish class , three ships of a new class were ordered in March 1918, towards the end of World War I , designed to emphasise high speed at the cost of other qualities, for use against rumoured new high-speed German cruisers – like the ...

An easy access table of RN WW2 Cruisers.

2025年1月22日 · Named the “Elisabethan Corsairs” due to their names, the Hawkins-class cruisers were designed for hunting down commerce raiders in the open ocean, combining heavy armament, high speed and long range, to the detriment of armour. They were arguably less well armoured than some earlier protected cruisers but the scheme was better designed.

2017年9月25日 · History of the Royal Navy Cruisers including light cruisers from the First World War and Second World War to the modern warships used today. Short histories of each ship and data including complement, armament, speed, range and displacement are available for …

15 Battleships & battlecruisers, of which only two were post-World War 1. Five 'King George V' class battleships were building. 7 Aircraft carriers. One was new and five of the planned six fleet carriers were under construction. There were no escort carriers.

2020年11月8日 · Already, twelve of these light cruisers has been built for the RN and Commonwealth, between the Leander and Arethusa class. And there was still the option to carry more 6-in guns for the larger dimensions. A triple turret for example was easier to use on such large ship for weight and stability reasons.

This is a list of cruisers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom from 1877 (when the category was created by amalgamating the two previous categories of frigate and corvette) until the last cruiser was deleted more than a century later. There …

2020年1月18日 · Designed to combine speed, protection, firepower and sea-keeping, the new cruisers were built in four incrementally improved groups, all named after towns. The third group was the Chatham class, three ships of which were built for the Royal Navy and a further three for the Royal Australian Navy.