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
The nearest was the Argenine General Belgrano, a light cruiser.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2017
He served in the Navy as a radioman on the light cruiser Dayton.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 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
But the retirement of the enemy had by this time commenced, and the German light cruiser which had been shelling them now steamed away without stopping to pick them up.
From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
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