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...April 8, 1940, came out of a rain squall and confronted a German [[cruiser|heavy cruiser]], ''Admiral von Hipper''. Glowworm tried to hit with guns and torpedoes, b ...on and headed North. The Commanding Officer at once gave chase. The German heavy cruiser, Admiral Hipper, was sighted closing the Glowworm at high speed. Because of

...ptional [[naval gunfire support]] to ground troops. Still, the role of the heavy cruiser, in an era when the roar of surface gunfire actions disappeared into the ec | title = USS Salem (CA-139), the world's only preserved heavy cruiser}}</ref>

'''''USS Astoria'' (CA-34)''' was a 9950-ton cruiser|heavy cruiser of the New Orleans-class, who went into service in 1934. She was active in

***8 armored cruisers (roughly comparable to modern [[heavy cruiser]])

...at cruisers. In torpedo range before her sister ships, she hit Japanese heavy cruiser, ''IJN Kumano'' and blew off her bow.

'''''USS Indianapolis'' (CA-35)''' was a [[Portland-class]] [[heavy cruiser]] of the [[United States Navy]], entering service in 1932, and accumulating

...Japanese attack damaged the ''Enterprise'', while U.S. aircraft damaged a heavy cruiser and an aircraft carrier. Hornet, however, had to be abandoned. The Japanes

...for "large cruisers" whose size, armor, and armament placed the between a heavy cruiser and a battleship, but without a definitive mission few were built. Occasion

...orea. Joining a [[Royal Navy]] unit of the carrier ''[[HMS Triumph]]'', a heavy cruiser and two destroyers, the UK-US squadron became Task Force 77 of the [[United

...attack and is retiring to plan subsequent action." As he pulled back, his heavy cruiser ''IJN Nachi'' collided with ''IJN Mogami'' of Force C, still barely afloat.

...] and served on that institution's staff in 1935-38. He next commanded the heavy cruiser [[USS Astoria]] and took her on a diplomatic mission to Japan in 1939.

...-protection against other ships, that being considered a caliber fit for a heavy cruiser. As it became obvious that carriers would always be escorted, the heavier g ...h-end modern destroyer could be as strong an anti-surface threat as a WWII heavy cruiser, and immensely more in anti-air warfare. For a time, however, a distinction

| Mid-level [[captain (naval)|captain]] ([[heavy cruiser]] ''HMS Fearless'' (new ship); joint RMN-GSN squadron command )

...His first major surface command, in 1933, was the [[cruiser#heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] USS ''Augusta'', flagship of the Asiatic Fleet.

...ding|commerce raider]]. She was mission-killed by two light cruisers and a heavy cruiser at the [[Cruiser#Battle of the River Plate|Battle of the River Plate]]. Her ...did not rigorously define any ship type other than [[cruiser#heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]].

She takes command of a heavy cruiser of Manticore's close ally and her second world, Grayson. Grayson has been a

...orm'', on April 8, 1940, came out of a rain squall and confronted a German heavy cruiser, ''Admiral von Hipper''. Glowworm tried to hit with guns and torpedoes, but

...27 July 1941, bound for [[Iceland]]. Screened by a [[battleship]], three [[heavy cruiser]]s, and seven [[destroyer]]s, the convoy included ''Almaack'', a transport, ...ial attacks, the battleship [[USS Mississippi (BB-41)]] and the Australian heavy cruiser HMAS ''Australia'', both crashed by Japanese suiciders.

! Heavy cruiser ...rce, built around two old battleships, ''IJN Yamashiro'' and ''IJN Fuso'', heavy cruiser ''IJN Mogami'', and four destroyers, including ''IJN Shigure''.