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Light aircraft carrier converted from [[Cleveland-class]] light cruiser hull; lead ship of [[Independence (carrier)-class]]; served 1942-1946; sunk

10,000 ton U.S. [[light cruiser]]s similar to the [[Brooklyn-class]], fast, heavily gunned and armored, and

...lass]] under the [[Russian Federation]], a Soviet class of large missile [[cruiser]]s, probably the most potent surface [[warship]]s built since WWII (excludi

[[Light cruiser]] of the [[Omaha-class]], damaged in the [[Pearl Harbor (World War II)|atta

...centered on the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)]]'', a [[cruiser]] of the [[Ticonderoga-class]]

...un more powerful ships; used on independent operations and scouting; cf. [[cruiser]]

...e flagship of a group of destroyers making a [[torpedo]] attack; the light cruiser, with some armor and heavier guns, was in a better position than a destroye [[Image:HMS Belfast.jpg|left|thumb|300px|1939 light cruiser ''HMS Belfast'']]

...[[Imperial Japanese Navy]], a specialist in torpedoes and gunnery who led cruiser-destroyer task forces, and later was the area commander for the Southwest P ...s well as the some naval units including Vice Admiral [[Kiyohide Shima]]'s cruiser-destroyer force. He was reassigned to Japan on grounds of ill health during

10,136 ton U.S. [[heavy cruiser]]s designed, based on serious analysis of other countries' cruisers and a r

Heavy [[cruiser]] of the [[United States Navy]]'s [[New Orleans-class]], commissioned in 19

"Single-ended" (i.e., missiles forward and guns aft) U.S. Navy [[cruiser]]s, conventionally powered, original area defense [[surface-to-air missile]

...ge air defense system aboard [[Kirov-class]] and [[Slava-class]] Russian [[cruiser]]s

...design for better antiaircraft gunnery, a small class of U.S. Navy [[heavy cruiser]]s, converted to [[Albany-class]] missile cruisers, a command ship, or scra

...[[Imperial Japanese Navy]], a specialist in torpedoes and gunnery who led cruiser-destroyer task forces, and later the area commander for the Southwest Pacif

Modern [[United States Navy]] [[cruiser]]s usually serving as carrier or amphibious escorts, but capable of indepen

...on [[cruiser#Albany class large missile cruiser|Albany class large missile cruiser]]s.

...f 20,700 ton British [[aircraft carrier]]s; initially called "through deck cruiser" due to political sensitivity of aircraft carrier designation, but accepted

Built in 1942-1945 to a 1938 design, large (11,700 ton) U.S. Navy [[light cruiser]]s based on a major upgrade of the [[Brooklyn-class]]; some converted to [[

U.S. WWII naval command for modern [[battleship]]s and [[cruiser]]s used in fleet operations; designated TF34 when part of [[United States T

A [[warship]] larger than a [[destroyer]], but smaller than a [[heavy cruiser]], with more or heavier main guns (typically 6"/152mm), and some [[armor (n