Cruisers

The Tokyo Express convoy was two seaplane tenders and six destroyers; the bombardment group was three heavy cruisers and two destroyers, and the US force was two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and five destroyers.

Vessels with armoured sides were designated as " battleships " or " armoured cruisers ", while " protected cruisers " only possessed an armoured deck, and unarmoured vessels, including frigates and sloops, were classified as "unprotected cruisers".

While the USN committed to building an enormous number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers and aircraft carriers in addition to the battleship fleet, Japan completed only a small handful of these ships during the war.

In an effort to limit competition in heavy cruisers, the new treaty established limits on the number of 8″ gunned cruisers allowed each of the signatories.

A number of navies commissioned classes of cruisers at the top end of this limit, known as " treaty cruisers ".

Breyer, p. 47 Britain, which had concluded in 1892 that it needed twice as many cruisers as any potential enemy to adequately protect its empire's sea lanes, responded to the perceived threat by laying down its own large armoured cruisers.

By contrast, Yamamoto and Kondo had between them two light carriers, five battleships, four heavy cruisers, and two light cruisers, none of which saw action at Midway.

Friedman cruisers, pp. 316-321 It should be noted that Savo was the first surface action of the war for almost all the US ships and personnel; few US cruisers and destroyers were targeted or hit at Coral Sea or Midway.

Hammel, p. 92. Callaghan's force comprised two heavy cruisers, three light cruisers, and eight destroyers.

In 1939, the Navy, which included two heavy cruisers and four light cruisers, was the service best equipped for war.

In all the fleet would have five squadrons of eight battleships, twelve large cruisers and thirty small, plus additional cruisers for overseas duties.

In other words, like standard cruisers, light cruisers possessed a protective belt and a protective deck.

Kondo's force consisted of Kirishima plus two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and nine destroyers.

Losing four heavy and two small light cruisers in 1942, the Japanese built only five light cruisers during the war; these were small ships with six convert guns each.

Modern armored cruisers, almost as powerful as battleships, were also fast enough to outrun older protected and unarmored cruisers.

The Allied force included six heavy cruisers (two Australian), two light cruisers (one Australian), and eight US destroyers.

The Americans initially lost four destroyers including Laffey, with both heavy cruisers, most of the remaining destroyers, and both anti-aircraft cruisers damaged.

The Japanese force included five heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and one destroyer.

The Japanese had two heavy cruisers, two small light cruisers, and six destroyers.

The Kirov class lacks the armour that distinguishes battlecruisers from ordinary cruisers and they are classified as heavy nuclear-powered missile cruisers (tyazholyy atomnyy raketny kreyser) by Russia.