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Types of Cruisers

Air-Cushioned Landing Craft
Air-Cushioned Landing Craft

An air-cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC (landing craft, air cushioned) is a modern variation on the amphibious landing boat. The majority of these craft are small- to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, also known as "over the beach" ("OTB") craft.

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Aircraft Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Carrier
Aircraft Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Carrier

An anti-submarine warfare carrier (ASW carrier) (US hull classification symbol CVS) is a type of small aircraft carrier whose primary role is as the nucleus of an anti-submarine warfare hunter-killer group.

Amphibious Assault Ship
Amphibious Assault Ship

An amphibious assault ship (also commando carrier or an amphibious assault carrier) is a type of amphibious warfare ship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault.

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Battlecruiser
Battlecruiser

The battlecruiser, or battle cruiser, was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. They were similar in size, cost, and armament to battleships, but they generally carried less armour in order to attain faster speeds.

Battleship Pocket Battleship
Battleship Pocket Battleship

One way to appreciate the introduction of the term is to compare the "normal" heavy cruisers of the Admiral Hipper class with the panzerschiffs of the Deutschland class, and there you can see how the "pocket battleship" differs from their regular cousins from within the same navy and built in the same period.

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CAM Ship
CAM Ship

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Corvette
Corvette

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Cruiser Armored Cruiser Light Cruiser
Cruiser Armored Cruiser Light Cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship.The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck.

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