heavy cruiser

noun

1. a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-centimeter) guns as its main armament.

Example Sentences

In September 1940 when the heavy cruiser HMS Sussex was hit by a 250lb German bomb while undergoing repairs at Yorkhill Quay, the Ferguson-built Ferryboat No.4 helped put out the flames.

From BBC

The eagle — more than six feet tall and with a wingspan of nearly nine feet, its talons holding a wreath-encircled swastika — was affixed to the stern of the Admiral Graf Spee, an approximately 12,000-ton armored heavy cruiser built by Germany in the 1930s.

From New York Times

According to some records, the destroyer escort disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another while battling the group led by the command battleship Yamato.

From Washington Post

According to some records, the destroyer disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another.

From Washington Times

According to some records, the destroyer disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another.

From Seattle Times