heavy cruiser
C4857
concept
A heavy cruiser is a large, fast warship designed for long-range operations, typically armed with medium-caliber naval guns and substantial armor, serving as a versatile surface combatant in a fleet.
Aliases (2)
- Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser ×1
- County-class heavy cruiser ×1
Instances (13)
- heavy cruiser Mikuma
- Admiral Graf Spee
- German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen ("Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser")
- Mogami
- Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra ("County-class heavy cruiser")
- Japanese cruiser Aoba
- US heavy cruiser USS Astoria
- US heavy cruiser USS Quincy
- US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes
- USS Chicago
- Mikuma
- USS Northampton (CA-26)
- USS Pensacola (CA-24)