Cruiser
History: A cruiser is a warship built for high speed and great cruising radius, its smaller than a battleship or Carrier but larger than a destroyer. In 1881 Great Britain began to build cruisers and U.S. authorized three cruisers in 1883 along with several monitors. Shipbuilders were making increasing use of steel when the cruisers of the 1880s were begun. An early development was the armored deck that used steel and was intended to protect machinery spaces and magazines against pluging fire. They were named "protected cruisers". They were followed by the "armored cruiser" that had armor belts on both sides, and one or two armored decks. "Scout cruisers" were usually smaler and had no armor of any kind. Before 1900 these three types of cruisers were used to prey on enemy merchant ships, to defend friendly shipping, or to fight enemy cruisers. The advent of the torpedo boat destroyer brought need for higher speeds and greater volume of gunfire if cruisers were to defend themselves against torpedo attacks. Another type, the "battle cruiser", appeared during the early 20th century. It had big guns of a "dreadnought" battleship but carried less armor and was capable of higher speeds. Hint: Large visibility Specifications:
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