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Scout cruiser

A scout cruiser was a type of warship of the early 20th century, which was smaller, faster, lightly armed and armoured than protected cruisers or light cruisers, but larger than contemporary destroyers. Intended for fleet scouting duties and acting as a flotilla leader, a scout cruiser was typically armed with six to ten destroyer-type guns of 3-inch to 4.7-inch calibre, plus two to four torpedo tubes.

Scout cruiser designs
Austro-Hungarian Navy • • Brazilian Navy • Kriegsmarine • Spähkreuzer – Translates to 'scout cruiser' in English; developed from late 1930s Zerstörer 1938A/Ac large ocean-going destroyer design concept intended for oceanic escort. Peruvian Navy • Regia Marina Note: this list includes all vessels rated as scouts (esploratori) by Italy. • – protected cruisers, rated as esploratori from 1914 to 1921 • • • Alessandro Poerio class - included • • • • - originally classified esploratori oceanici (ocean scouts), then re-rated light cruisers Romanian Navy • Royal Navy • • • • • • • United States Navy • • – later re-classified as light cruisers (CL) • The first three ships were also designated "scout cruisers" (CS) when ordered, but in 1920, before any were launched, the Navy revised its classification system and they - and the Chesters - became light cruisers (CL). == References ==
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