heavy cruiser
Americannoun
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In September 1940 when the heavy cruiser HMS Sussex was hit by a 250lb German bomb while undergoing repairs at Yorkhill Quay, the Ferguson-built Ferryboat No.4 helped put out the flames.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023
The Japanese lost four aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser, and other ships were severely damaged.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
According to some records, the destroyer escort disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another while battling the group led by the command battleship Yamato.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022
According to some records, the destroyer disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022
One of the newest and fleetest of the Law Enforcement Vessels of the Triplanetary League, the heavy cruiser Chicago, of the North American Division of the Tellurian Contingent, plunged stolidly through interplanetary vacuum.
From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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