light cruiser

American  

noun

1. a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-centimeter) guns as its main armament.

---

Example Sentences

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

The nearest was the Argenine General Belgrano, a light cruiser.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2017

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

A light cruiser, weighing 3,750 tons and 446ft long, it holds the record for the fastest build time of any major warship.

From BBC • May 8, 2013

The stranger was the British light cruiser Act�on, of 3000 tons, and with a speed of slightly over 20 knots.

From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)