heavy cruiser

noun

1. a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-centimeter) guns as its main armament.

Example Sentences

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

The eagle — more than six feet tall and with a wingspan of nearly nine feet, its talons holding a wreath-encircled swastika — was affixed to the stern of the Admiral Graf Spee, an approximately 12,000-ton armored heavy cruiser built by Germany in the 1930s.

From New York Times

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

According to some records, the destroyer disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another.

From Seattle Times

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