cruiser
Sign in to savethumb|300x300px|The US Navy's . The Virginia class was the last class of nuclear-powered cruisers to be built in North America. thumb|300x300px|Russian Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov|Marshal Ustinov A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from search-and-destroy to ocean escort to sea denial.
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A cruiser is a type of warship that ranks among the largest vessels in a naval fleet, typically second only to aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. Modern cruisers are versatile military ships capable of performing multiple roles, including search-and-destroy missions, ocean escort operations, and sea denial activities.
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- Early history
- Steam cruisers
- Steel cruisers
- Torpedo cruisers
- Pre-dreadnought armored cruisers
- Early 20th century
- Battle cruisers
- Light cruisers
- Flotilla leaders
- Coastguard cruisers
- Auxiliary cruisers
- World War I
- Mid-20th century
- Heavy cruisers
- German pocket battleships
- Large cruiser
- Anti-aircraft cruisers
- World War II
- 1939 to Pearl Harbor
- Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean operations 1942–1944
- Pearl Harbor through Dutch East Indies campaign
- Dutch East Indies campaign
- Guadalcanal campaign
- Post-Guadalcanal
- Leyte Gulf
- Wartime cruiser production
- Late 20th century
- US cruiser development
- US Navy "cruiser gap"
- Soviet cruiser development
- Current cruisers
- Aircraft cruisers
- Strike cruisers
- Operators
- Future development
- Museum ships
- Former museums
- Former operators
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|300x300px|The US Navy's . The Virginia class was the last class of nuclear-powered cruisers to be built in North America. thumb|300x300px|Russian Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov|Marshal Ustinov A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from search-and-destroy to ocean escort to sea denial.
The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hundred years, has changed its meaning over time. During the Age of Sail, the term cruising referred to certain kinds of missions—independent scouting, commerce protection, or raiding—usually fulfilled by frigates or sloops-of-war, which functioned as the cruising warships of a fleet.