Battlecruiser
Quick Facts
- Era
- 20th Century
- Role
- Fast capital ship
- Notable For
- Speed combined with heavy guns
Battlecruisers were designed to combine the armament of battleships with greater speed
Classes of this Type
Early 20th Century (2)
- Indefatigable-class battlecruiser – 3 built
- Invincible-class battlecruiser – 3 built
WWI (3)
- Lion-class battlecruiser – 2 built
- Queen Mary-class battlecruiser – 1 built
- Tiger-class battlecruiser – 1 built
WWI / Interwar (1)
- Courageous-class battlecruiser – 3 built
WWI / WWII (2)
- Admiral-class battlecruiser – 1 built
- Renown-class battlecruiser – 2 built
Ships of this Type
Decommissioned (3)
- HMS Lion (1910) – Lion-class battlecruiser
- HMS Tiger (1913) – Tiger-class battlecruiser
- HMS Renown (72) – Renown-class battlecruiser