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
Two Japanese torpedoes hit the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945, when the heavy cruiser was on its way to the Philippines from Guam.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022
The bomb's mass was such that a heavy cruiser could carry no more than one.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Moldeven, Meyer
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