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Scout cruiser

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A scout cruiser was a type of warship of the early 20th Century, which were smaller, faster, more lightly armed and armoured than protected cruisers or light cruisers, but larger than contemporary destroyers. [1]

31 relations: Active-class cruiser, Adventure-class cruiser, Agordat-class cruiser, Almirante Grau-class cruiser, Bahia-class cruiser, Blonde-class cruiser, Boadicea-class cruiser, Capitani Romani-class cruiser, Chester-class cruiser, Destroyer, Destroyer leader, Esploratori, Flotilla leader, Forward-class cruiser, Italian cruiser Cesare Rossarol, Italian cruiser Quarto, Leone-class destroyer, Light cruiser, Minelayer, Mirabello-class destroyer, Nino Bixio-class cruiser, Novara-class cruiser, Pathfinder-class cruiser, Protected cruiser, Regia Marina, Royal Navy, Sentinel-class cruiser, SMS Admiral Spaun, Torpedo tube, Vifor-class destroyer, World War I.

Active-class cruiser

The Active-class cruisers were a trio of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy shortly before the First World War.

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Adventure-class cruiser

The Adventure-class cruiser was a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Agordat-class cruiser

The Agordat class was a pair of torpedo cruisers built by the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the late 1890s.

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Almirante Grau-class cruiser

The Almirante Grau class was a class of two scout cruisers built for the Peruvian Navy between 1905 and 1907.

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Bahia-class cruiser

The Bahia class was a pair of scout cruisers built for Brazil by Armstrong Whitworth in the United Kingdom, based on a design that borrowed heavily from the British scout cruisers.

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Blonde-class cruiser

The Blonde-class cruisers were a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Boadicea-class cruiser

The Boadicea-class cruiser was a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Capitani Romani-class cruiser

The Capitani Romani class was a class of flotilla leaders of the Italian navy.

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Chester-class cruiser

The three Chester-class cruisers were the first United States Navy vessels to be designed and designated as fast "scout cruisers" for fleet reconnaissance. They had high speed but little armor or armament.Friedman, pp. 67-71, 468-469 They were authorized in January 1904, ordered in fiscal year 1905, and completed in 1908. In 1920 all scout cruisers were redesignated as "light cruisers" (CL).Bauer and Roberts, p. 155 Birmingham was the first ship in the world to launch an airplane, in 1910 with pilot Eugene Ely, who also performed the first landing on a ship the following year, on. The class patrolled the Caribbean prior to World War I, sometimes supporting military interventions, with Chester playing a key role at the start of the United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914. The ships escorted convoys in World War I. The class was decommissioned 1921-1923 and sold for scrap to comply with the limits of the London Naval Treaty in 1930.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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Destroyer leader

Destroyer leader (DL) was the United States Navy designation for large destroyers from 9 February 1951 through the early years of the Cold War.

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Esploratori

Esploratori (meaning "scouts") was a type of Italian warship intermediate between destroyers and light cruisers.

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Flotilla leader

A flotilla leader was a warship suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships, typically a small cruiser or a large destroyer (known as a destroyer leader).

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Forward-class cruiser

The Forward-class cruiser was a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Italian cruiser Cesare Rossarol

Cesare Rossarol was a scout cruiserIt should be noted that her sister ships, Alessandro Poerio and Guglielmo Pepe, were re-rated as destroyers in 1921 due to their light displacements.

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Italian cruiser Quarto

Quarto was a unique protected cruiser built by the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s.

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Leone-class destroyer

The Leone class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the early 1920s.

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Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship.

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Minelayer

Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines.

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Mirabello-class destroyer

The Mirabello class were a group of 3 destroyers built for the Regia Marina during World War I. The ships were designed as scout cruisers (esploratori), essentially enlarged versions of contemporary destroyers.

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Nino Bixio-class cruiser

The Nino Bixio class was a pair of protected cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s.

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Novara-class cruiser

The Novara class (sometimes called the Helgoland class) was a class of three scout cruisers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

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Pathfinder-class cruiser

The Pathfinder-class cruiser was a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Protected cruiser

The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from fragments caused by exploding shells above.

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Regia Marina

The Royal Navy (Italian: Regia Marina) was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) from 1861 to 1946.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Sentinel-class cruiser

The Sentinel-class cruiser was a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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SMS Admiral Spaun

SMS Admiral Spaun was a unique light cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

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Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.

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Vifor-class destroyer

The Vifor class was a group of four destroyers ordered by Romania in 1913 and built in Italy during the First World War.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_cruiser

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