Protected cruiser
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Outside of a handful of very large designs in the major navies (which preceded the revival of armored cruisers), the majority of protected cruisers were of 'second-' or 'third-class' types, lighter in [[ship displacement|displacement]] and mounting fewer and/or lighter guns than armored cruisers. |
Outside of a handful of very large designs in the major navies (which preceded the revival of armored cruisers), the majority of protected cruisers were of 'second-' or 'third-class' types, lighter in [[ship displacement|displacement]] and mounting fewer and/or lighter guns than armored cruisers. |
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By the early 20th-century, with the advent of increasingly lighter yet stronger armour, even smaller vessels could afford some level of both belt and deck armour. In the place of protected cruisers, these new '[[light cruiser|light armored cruisers]]' |
By the early 20th-century, with the advent of increasingly lighter yet stronger armour, even smaller vessels could afford some level of both belt and deck armour. In the place of protected cruisers, these new '[[light cruiser|light armored cruisers]]' evolved into [[Light_cruiser#Between_the_wars|light cruisers]] and [[heavy cruisers]], the former especially taking on many of the roles originally that had been envisioned for protected cruisers. |
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==Evolution== |
==Evolution== |
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