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For their time, cruisers became a general purpose warship that combined speed and firepower into one potent, ocean-going package.

There are a total of [ 112 ] Cruisers (Navy Ships) entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.




1
Picture of the Admiral Gorshkov (Baku CVHG-103)
National Flag Graphic
1987
Admiral Gorshkov (Baku CVHG-103)
Aircraft Carrier / Heavy Cruiser Warship
2
Picture of the Admiral Lazarev (Frunze)
National Flag Graphic
1984
Admiral Lazarev (Frunze)
Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Cruiser / Battlecruiser Warship
3
Picture of the Admiral Nakhimov (Kalinin)
National Flag Graphic
1988
Admiral Nakhimov (Kalinin)
Nuclear-Powered Battlecruiser / Guided Missile Cruiser Warship
4
Picture of the Admiral Ushakov (Kirov)
National Flag Graphic
1980
Admiral Ushakov (Kirov)
Nuclear-Powered Battlecruiser Warship
5
Picture of the ARA General Belgrano (C-4)
National Flag Graphic
1951
ARA General Belgrano (C-4)
Light Cruiser Warship
6
Picture of the BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)
National Flag Graphic
1973
BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)
Light Cruiser Warship
7
Picture of the CNS Dalian (105)
National Flag Graphic
2021
CNS Dalian (105)
Guided-Missile Destroyer / Cruiser Warship
8
Picture of the CNS Nanchang (101)
National Flag Graphic
2020
CNS Nanchang (101)
Guided-Missile Destroyer Warship
9
Picture of the CNS Type 055 (Renhai-class)
National Flag Graphic
2020
CNS Type 055 (Renhai-class)
Guided Missile Destroyer / Cruiser Warship
10
Picture of the CSS Shenandoah
National Flag Graphic
1864
CSS Shenandoah
Commerce Raider / Ship-of-War Tall Ship
11
Picture of the FS Colbert (C611)
National Flag Graphic
1959
FS Colbert (C611)
Anti-Aircraft Cruiser / Missile Cruiser Warship
12
Picture of the FS Georges Leygues
National Flag Graphic
1937
FS Georges Leygues
Light Cruiser Warship
13
Picture of the FS Montcalm
National Flag Graphic
1937
FS Montcalm
Light Cruiser Warship
14
Picture of the Gorizia
National Flag Graphic
1931
Gorizia
Heavy Cruiser Warship
15
Picture of the HMAS Australia (1911)
National Flag Graphic
1913
HMAS Australia (1911)
Battlecruiser Warship
16
Picture of the HMAS Sydney
National Flag Graphic
1913
HMAS Sydney
Light Cruiser Warship
17
Picture of the HMS Ajax (22)
National Flag Graphic
1935
HMS Ajax (22)
Light Cruiser Warship
18
Picture of the HMS Arethusa (26)
National Flag Graphic
1935
HMS Arethusa (26)
Light Cruiser Warship
19
Picture of the HMS Belfast (C35)
National Flag Graphic
1939
HMS Belfast (C35)
Light Cruiser Warship
20
Picture of the HMS Black Prince (81)
National Flag Graphic
1943
HMS Black Prince (81)
Air Defense Light Cruiser Warship
21
Picture of the HMS Caroline
National Flag Graphic
1914
HMS Caroline
Light Cruiser Warship
22
Picture of the HMS Cornwall (56)
National Flag Graphic
1928
HMS Cornwall (56)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
23
Picture of the HMS Courageous (50)
National Flag Graphic
1916
HMS Courageous (50)
Light Battlecruiser / Aircraft Carrier
24
Picture of the HMS Dido (37)
National Flag Graphic
1940
HMS Dido (37)
Air Defense Light Cruiser Warship
25
Picture of the HMS Dragon (D46)
National Flag Graphic
1918
HMS Dragon (D46)
Light Cruiser Warship
26
Picture of the HMS Exeter (68)
National Flag Graphic
1931
HMS Exeter (68)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
27
Picture of the HMS Furious (47)
National Flag Graphic
1917
HMS Furious (47)
Battlecruiser Warship / Converted Aircraft Carrier
28
Picture of the HMS Hermes
National Flag Graphic
1898
HMS Hermes
Protected Cruiser / Seaplane Carrier
29
Picture of the HMS Hood (51)
National Flag Graphic
1920
HMS Hood (51)
Battlecruiser Warship
30
Picture of the HMS Indefatigable
National Flag Graphic
1911
HMS Indefatigable
Battlecruiser Warship
31
Picture of the HMS Jamaica (44)
National Flag Graphic
1942
HMS Jamaica (44)
Light Cruiser Warship
32
Picture of the HMS Manchester (C15)
National Flag Graphic
1938
HMS Manchester (C15)
Light Cruiser Warship
33
Picture of the HMS New Zealand (1911)
National Flag Graphic
1912
HMS New Zealand (1911)
Battlecruiser Warship
34
Picture of the HMS Renown (72)
National Flag Graphic
1916
HMS Renown (72)
Battlecruiser Warship / Fast Carrier Escort
35
Picture of the HMS Tiger
National Flag Graphic
1914
HMS Tiger
Battlecruiser Warship
36
Picture of the HNLMS De Ruyter (C801)
National Flag Graphic
1953
HNLMS De Ruyter (C801)
Light Cruiser Warship
37
Picture of the IJN Chikuma
National Flag Graphic
1939
IJN Chikuma
Heavy Cruiser Warship
38
Picture of the IJN Haruna
National Flag Graphic
1915
IJN Haruna
Battlecruiser / Battleship / Fast Battleship
39
Picture of the IJN Hiei
National Flag Graphic
1914
IJN Hiei
Battlecruiser / Fast Battleship
40
Picture of the IJN Ibuki
National Flag Graphic
1907
IJN Ibuki
Armored Cruiser / Battlecruiser Warship
41
Picture of the IJN Kirishima
National Flag Graphic
1915
IJN Kirishima
Battlecruiser / Battleship
42
Picture of the IJN Kongo
National Flag Graphic
1913
IJN Kongo
Battlecruiser / Battleship Warship
43
Picture of the IJN Mogami
National Flag Graphic
1935
IJN Mogami
Light / Heavy Cruiser Warship / Aircraft Cruiser
44
Picture of the IJN Takao
National Flag Graphic
1932
IJN Takao
Heavy Cruiser Warship
45
Picture of the IJN Tone
National Flag Graphic
1938
IJN Tone
Light / Heavy Cruiser Warship / Floatplane Carrier
46
Picture of the IJN Tsukuba
National Flag Graphic
1907
IJN Tsukuba
Cruiser / Battlecruiser Warship
47
Picture of the Kiev (Project 1143 Krechyet)
National Flag Graphic
1972
Kiev (Project 1143 Krechyet)
Heavy Aircraft Carrier
48
Picture of the KMS Admiral Graf Spee
National Flag Graphic
1936
KMS Admiral Graf Spee
Pocket Battleship / Armored Cruiser
49
Picture of the KMS Admiral Hipper
National Flag Graphic
1939
KMS Admiral Hipper
Heavy Cruiser Warship
50
Picture of the KMS Admiral Scheer
National Flag Graphic
1934
KMS Admiral Scheer
Pocket Battleship; Armored Cruiser
51
Picture of the KMS Blucher
National Flag Graphic
1939
KMS Blucher
Heavy Cruiser Warship
52
Picture of the KMS Deutschland / Lutzow
National Flag Graphic
1933
KMS Deutschland / Lutzow
Pocket Battleship / Armored Cruiser
53
Picture of the KMS Scharnhorst
National Flag Graphic
1939
KMS Scharnhorst
Battlecruiser / Battleship
54
Picture of the Marshal Ustinov (Project 1164 Atlant)
National Flag Graphic
1986
Marshal Ustinov (Project 1164 Atlant)
Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
55
Picture of the Moskva (Project 1123 Kondor)
National Flag Graphic
1967
Moskva (Project 1123 Kondor)
Helicopter Cruiser Warship
56
Picture of the Moskva (Project 1164 Atlant)
National Flag Graphic
1983
Moskva (Project 1164 Atlant)
Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
57
Picture of the Pyotr Velikiy (Yuri Andropov)
National Flag Graphic
1998
Pyotr Velikiy (Yuri Andropov)
Guided Missile Cruiser / Battlecruiser Warship
58
Picture of the SMS Breslau (Midilli)
National Flag Graphic
1912
SMS Breslau (Midilli)
Cruiser Warship
59
Picture of the SMS Derfflinger
National Flag Graphic
1914
SMS Derfflinger
Battlecruiser Warship
60
Picture of the SMS Emden (1909)
National Flag Graphic
1909
SMS Emden (1909)
Light Cruiser Warship
61
Picture of the SMS Emden (1916)
National Flag Graphic
1916
SMS Emden (1916)
Light Cruiser Warship
62
Picture of the SMS Goeben (Yavuz Sultan Selim)
National Flag Graphic
1912
SMS Goeben (Yavuz Sultan Selim)
Battlecruiser Warship
63
Picture of the SMS Konig Wilhelm (1869)
National Flag Graphic
1869
SMS Konig Wilhelm (1869)
Armored Frigate / Armored Cruiser Warship
64
Picture of the SMS Konigsberg (1907)
National Flag Graphic
1907
SMS Konigsberg (1907)
Light Cruiser Warship
65
Picture of the SMS Konigsberg (1915)
National Flag Graphic
1915
SMS Konigsberg (1915)
Light Cruiser Warship
66
Picture of the SMS Leipzig (1906)
National Flag Graphic
1906
SMS Leipzig (1906)
Light Cruiser Warship
67
Picture of the SMS Mainz
National Flag Graphic
1909
SMS Mainz
Light Cruiser Warship
68
Picture of the SMS Moltke
National Flag Graphic
1911
SMS Moltke
Battlecruiser Warship
69
Picture of the SMS Mowe
National Flag Graphic
1915
SMS Mowe
Merchant Commerce Raider Warship
70
Picture of the Sverdlov (class)
National Flag Graphic
1952
Sverdlov (class)
Cruiser Warship
71
Picture of the Ukrayina (Komsomolets / Admiral Flota Lobov)
National Flag Graphic
1990
Ukrayina (Komsomolets / Admiral Flota Lobov)
Guided-Missile Cruiser
72
Picture of the USS Atlanta (1886)
National Flag Graphic
1886
USS Atlanta (1886)
Protected Ocean-Going Steam-and-Sail Cruiser
73
Picture of the USS Baltimore (C-3) / (CM-1)
National Flag Graphic
1890
USS Baltimore (C-3) / (CM-1)
Cruiser Warship
74
Picture of the USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) / (CA-3)
National Flag Graphic
1896
USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) / (CA-3)
Armored Cruiser Warship
75
Picture of the USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
National Flag Graphic
1986
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
Cruiser Warship
76
Picture of the USS California (CGN-36)
National Flag Graphic
1974
USS California (CGN-36)
Guided-Missile Cruiser
77
Picture of the USS Canberra (CA-70)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Canberra (CA-70)
Heavy Cruiser / Missile Cruiser Warship
78
Picture of the USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)
National Flag Graphic
1989
USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)
Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
79
Picture of the USS Chicago (CA-29)
National Flag Graphic
1931
USS Chicago (CA-29)
Cruiser Warship
80
Picture of the USS Cleveland (CL-55)
National Flag Graphic
1942
USS Cleveland (CL-55)
Light Cruiser Warship
81
Picture of the USS Des Moines (CA-134)
National Flag Graphic
1948
USS Des Moines (CA-134)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
82
Picture of the USS Fall River (CA-131)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Fall River (CA-131)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
83
Picture of the USS Fargo (CL-106)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Fargo (CL-106)
Light Cruiser Warship
84
Picture of the USS Galveston (CL-93 / CLG-93 / CLG-3)
National Flag Graphic
1958
USS Galveston (CL-93 / CLG-93 / CLG-3)
Light Cruiser / Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
85
Picture of the USS Houston (CA-30)
National Flag Graphic
1930
USS Houston (CA-30)
Cruiser Warship
86
Picture of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
National Flag Graphic
1932
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
87
Picture of the USS Little Rock (CL-92 / CLG-4 / CG-4)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Little Rock (CL-92 / CLG-4 / CG-4)
Light Cruiser / Guided Missile Cruiser Warship
88
Picture of the USS Long Beach (CGN-9)
National Flag Graphic
1961
USS Long Beach (CGN-9)
Nuclear-Powered Guided Missile Cruiser Warship
89
Picture of the USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
National Flag Graphic
1934
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
90
Picture of the USS New Orleans (CA-32)
National Flag Graphic
1934
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
91
Picture of the USS New York (ACR-2)
National Flag Graphic
1893
USS New York (ACR-2)
Fast Armored Gun Cruiser Warship
92
Picture of the USS Northampton (CLC-1) / (CC-1)
National Flag Graphic
1953
USS Northampton (CLC-1) / (CC-1)
Tactical Command Cruiser Warship
93
Picture of the USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)
Light Cruiser Warship
94
Picture of the USS Olympia (C-6)
National Flag Graphic
1895
USS Olympia (C-6)
Protected Cruiser Warship
95
Picture of the USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4)
National Flag Graphic
1905
USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4)
Armored Cruiser
96
Picture of the USS Phoenix (CL-46)
National Flag Graphic
1938
USS Phoenix (CL-46)
Light Cruiser
97
Picture of the USS Port Royal (CG-73)
National Flag Graphic
1994
USS Port Royal (CG-73)
Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
98
Picture of the USS Portland (CA-33)
National Flag Graphic
1933
USS Portland (CA-33)
Cruiser Warship
99
Picture of the USS Providence (CL-82)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Providence (CL-82)
Light Cruiser Warship
100
Picture of the USS Rochester (CA-124)
National Flag Graphic
1946
USS Rochester (CA-124)
Heavy Cruiser
101
Picture of the USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
102
Picture of the USS Salem (CA-139)
National Flag Graphic
1949
USS Salem (CA-139)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
103
Picture of the USS Salem (CL-3)
National Flag Graphic
1908
USS Salem (CL-3)
Scout Cruiser Warship
104
Picture of the USS San Diego (CL-53) (CLAA-53)
National Flag Graphic
1942
USS San Diego (CL-53) (CLAA-53)
Light Cruiser / Light Anti-Aircraft Cruiser
105
Picture of the USS St. Louis (CL-49)
National Flag Graphic
1939
USS St. Louis (CL-49)
Light Cruiser Warship
106
Picture of the USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
National Flag Graphic
1983
USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
107
Picture of the USS Toledo (CA-133)
National Flag Graphic
1946
USS Toledo (CA-133)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
108
Picture of the USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
Light Cruiser Warship
109
Picture of the USS Worcester (CL-144)
National Flag Graphic
1948
USS Worcester (CL-144)
Light Cruiser Warship
110
Picture of the USS Yorktown (PG-1)
National Flag Graphic
1889
USS Yorktown (PG-1)
Steel-Hulled Gunboat Warship
111
Picture of the Varyag (011)
National Flag Graphic
1989
Varyag (011)
Guided-Missile Cruiser Warship
112
Picture of the Zara
National Flag Graphic
1931
Zara
Heavy Cruiser Warship
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