battle-cruiser
Speedy armored warship
A battle-cruiser is a large warship combining the heavy armament of a battleship with the speed of a cruiser, achieved by sacrificing some armor protection.
Developed in the early twentieth century, battle-cruisers were designed to outgun anything they couldn't outrun: The battle-cruiser could chase down enemy cruisers while carrying battleship-caliber guns.
The type proved vulnerable in fleet actions and was largely abandoned after World War I.
Commitment to wed or attend
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- formationCreation or arrangement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
flotilla · taskforce · convoy · patrol · reconnaissance · pursuit · interception · raider
Danish mainland peninsula
- HMS HoodBritish battlecruiser, lost 1941
- KongoBantu language family member
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- scuttlingHasty, low scurrying motion
Senior naval commander
- captainOne who commands
- commodoreOne-star naval officer
- flag officerHigh-ranking naval commander
- admiraltyLaw of the seas
bridge · helm · fleet · navy · seapower · officer · crew · complement
Projectile-launching weapons
- main batteryHeaviest guns aboard
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- broadsideFierce written assault
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
volley · shells · ammunition · ordnance · gunnery · torpedoes · torpedo tubes · anti-aircraft
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
squadron · flotilla · taskforce · convoy · patrol · reconnaissance · pursuit · interception · raider · blockade
Jutland
Danish mainland peninsula
- HMS HoodBritish battlecruiser, lost 1941
- KongoBantu language family member
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
admiral
Senior naval commander
- captainOne who commands
- commodoreOne-star naval officer
- flag officerHigh-ranking naval commander
admiralty · bridge · helm · fleet · navy · seapower · officer · crew · complement · watch
guns
Projectile-launching weapons
- main batteryHeaviest guns aboard
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- broadsideFierce written assault
salvo · volley · shells · ammunition · ordnance · gunnery · torpedoes · torpedo tubes · anti-aircraft · fire control
dreadnought
Heavily armored warship type
displacement · tonnage · keel · superstructure · turrets · bridge · deck · bow · stern · draft
battle-cruiserpatrol boat
Coastal surveillance vessel
corvette · destroyer · torpedo boat · gunboat · frigate
battle-cruiserbattleship
Armored naval capital vessel
dreadnought · super-dreadnought · ship of the line · ironclad · monitor
battle-cruisermerchant ship
Vessel for transporting goods
freighter · cargo vessel · merchantman · commercial vessel · cargo ship
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