light cruiser
Americannoun
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King, on the battleship Nevada, and McClelland, on the light cruiser Helena, survived the attack, though McClelland was hurled in the air by a torpedo blast and broke his leg.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
Just before 10:00 it met the Germans, being led to their surrender by the British light cruiser HMS Cardiff.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2014
He was drafted at age 18 in 1943 and became a radioman third class on the light cruiser Vincennes, he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2014
He served in the Navy as a radioman on the light cruiser Dayton.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2014
The Arethusa, after she had passed through our light cruiser squadron, came suddenly out of the fog into blue sky and glorious sunshine.
From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
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