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The cruiser warship evolved much between the two World Wars and proved ever-critical to the scope of operations in all seas that fighting was had.

There are a total of [ 51 ] WW2 Cruisers 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 FS Georges Leygues
National Flag Graphic
1937
FS Georges Leygues
Light Cruiser Warship
2
Picture of the FS Montcalm
National Flag Graphic
1937
FS Montcalm
Light Cruiser Warship
3
Picture of the Gorizia
National Flag Graphic
1931
Gorizia
Heavy Cruiser Warship
4
Picture of the HMS Ajax (22)
National Flag Graphic
1935
HMS Ajax (22)
Light Cruiser Warship
5
Picture of the HMS Arethusa (26)
National Flag Graphic
1935
HMS Arethusa (26)
Light Cruiser Warship
6
Picture of the HMS Belfast (C35)
National Flag Graphic
1939
HMS Belfast (C35)
Light Cruiser Warship
7
Picture of the HMS Black Prince (81)
National Flag Graphic
1943
HMS Black Prince (81)
Air Defense Light Cruiser Warship
8
Picture of the HMS Cornwall (56)
National Flag Graphic
1928
HMS Cornwall (56)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
9
Picture of the HMS Courageous (50)
National Flag Graphic
1916
HMS Courageous (50)
Light Battlecruiser / Aircraft Carrier
10
Picture of the HMS Dido (37)
National Flag Graphic
1940
HMS Dido (37)
Air Defense Light Cruiser Warship
11
Picture of the HMS Dragon (D46)
National Flag Graphic
1918
HMS Dragon (D46)
Light Cruiser Warship
12
Picture of the HMS Exeter (68)
National Flag Graphic
1931
HMS Exeter (68)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
13
Picture of the HMS Furious (47)
National Flag Graphic
1917
HMS Furious (47)
Battlecruiser Warship / Converted Aircraft Carrier
14
Picture of the HMS Hood (51)
National Flag Graphic
1920
HMS Hood (51)
Battlecruiser Warship
15
Picture of the HMS Jamaica (44)
National Flag Graphic
1942
HMS Jamaica (44)
Light Cruiser Warship
16
Picture of the HMS Manchester (C15)
National Flag Graphic
1938
HMS Manchester (C15)
Light Cruiser Warship
17
Picture of the HMS Renown (72)
National Flag Graphic
1916
HMS Renown (72)
Battlecruiser Warship / Fast Carrier Escort
18
Picture of the HNLMS De Ruyter (C801)
National Flag Graphic
1953
HNLMS De Ruyter (C801)
Light Cruiser Warship
19
Picture of the IJN Chikuma
National Flag Graphic
1939
IJN Chikuma
Heavy Cruiser Warship
20
Picture of the IJN Haruna
National Flag Graphic
1915
IJN Haruna
Battlecruiser / Battleship / Fast Battleship
21
Picture of the IJN Hiei
National Flag Graphic
1914
IJN Hiei
Battlecruiser / Fast Battleship
22
Picture of the IJN Kirishima
National Flag Graphic
1915
IJN Kirishima
Battlecruiser / Battleship
23
Picture of the IJN Kongo
National Flag Graphic
1913
IJN Kongo
Battlecruiser / Battleship Warship
24
Picture of the IJN Mogami
National Flag Graphic
1935
IJN Mogami
Light / Heavy Cruiser Warship / Aircraft Cruiser
25
Picture of the IJN Takao
National Flag Graphic
1932
IJN Takao
Heavy Cruiser Warship
26
Picture of the IJN Tone
National Flag Graphic
1938
IJN Tone
Light / Heavy Cruiser Warship / Floatplane Carrier
27
Picture of the KMS Admiral Graf Spee
National Flag Graphic
1936
KMS Admiral Graf Spee
Pocket Battleship / Armored Cruiser
28
Picture of the KMS Admiral Hipper
National Flag Graphic
1939
KMS Admiral Hipper
Heavy Cruiser Warship
29
Picture of the KMS Admiral Scheer
National Flag Graphic
1934
KMS Admiral Scheer
Pocket Battleship; Armored Cruiser
30
Picture of the KMS Blucher
National Flag Graphic
1939
KMS Blucher
Heavy Cruiser Warship
31
Picture of the KMS Deutschland / Lutzow
National Flag Graphic
1933
KMS Deutschland / Lutzow
Pocket Battleship / Armored Cruiser
32
Picture of the KMS Scharnhorst
National Flag Graphic
1939
KMS Scharnhorst
Battlecruiser / Battleship
33
Picture of the SMS Mowe
National Flag Graphic
1915
SMS Mowe
Merchant Commerce Raider Warship
34
Picture of the USS Baltimore (C-3) / (CM-1)
National Flag Graphic
1890
USS Baltimore (C-3) / (CM-1)
Cruiser Warship
35
Picture of the USS Canberra (CA-70)
National Flag Graphic
1943
USS Canberra (CA-70)
Heavy Cruiser / Missile Cruiser Warship
36
Picture of the USS Chicago (CA-29)
National Flag Graphic
1931
USS Chicago (CA-29)
Cruiser Warship
37
Picture of the USS Cleveland (CL-55)
National Flag Graphic
1942
USS Cleveland (CL-55)
Light Cruiser Warship
38
Picture of the USS Fall River (CA-131)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Fall River (CA-131)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
39
Picture of the USS Fargo (CL-106)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Fargo (CL-106)
Light Cruiser Warship
40
Picture of the USS Houston (CA-30)
National Flag Graphic
1930
USS Houston (CA-30)
Cruiser Warship
41
Picture of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
National Flag Graphic
1932
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
42
Picture of the USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
National Flag Graphic
1934
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
43
Picture of the USS New Orleans (CA-32)
National Flag Graphic
1934
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
44
Picture of the USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Oklahoma City (CL-91)
Light Cruiser Warship
45
Picture of the USS Phoenix (CL-46)
National Flag Graphic
1938
USS Phoenix (CL-46)
Light Cruiser
46
Picture of the USS Portland (CA-33)
National Flag Graphic
1933
USS Portland (CA-33)
Cruiser Warship
47
Picture of the USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
National Flag Graphic
1945
USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
Heavy Cruiser Warship
48
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
49
Picture of the USS St. Louis (CL-49)
National Flag Graphic
1939
USS St. Louis (CL-49)
Light Cruiser Warship
50
Picture of the USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
National Flag Graphic
1944
USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
Light Cruiser Warship
51
Picture of the Zara
National Flag Graphic
1931
Zara
Heavy Cruiser Warship
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