What is a battlecruiser in the Navy?

The battlecruiser (also written as battle cruiser or battle-cruiser) was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar in displacement, armament and cost to battleships, but differed in form and balance of attributes.

What was the largest battlecruiser ever built?

HMS Hood (left) and the battleship HMS Barham (right), in Malta, 1937. Hood, the largest battlecruiser ever built, was actually bigger than any of Britain’s battleships until commissioning of HMS Vanguard in 1946, five years after Hood’s loss. Battlecruisers were large warships of the first half of the 20th century.

How many battlecruisers were built?

In the same year, Germany responded with its own battlecruiser, SMS Von der Tann. Over the next decade, Britain and Germany built an additional twelve and six battlecruisers, respectively….Great Britain.

How big is a battlecruiser?

Different sizes for battlecruisers have been given from differing sources. A Behemoth-class battlecruiser was stated as being two “leagues” long in StarCraft: Uprising. Most league measurements would have put the battlecruiser as over 9 km (5.6 miles) in length.

Are Battlecruisers dreadnoughts?

Battlecruiser (sometimes Battle Cruiser prior to 1915 or so) is a generic term for a fast capital ship similar to a dreadnought, but exchanging a reduced outfit of heavy guns and considerable thickness of armour protection in pursuit of greater speeds, generally in the order of 25 knots.

Is a battlecruiser a battleship?

Battlecruisers are similar to Battleships. But they trade armor for speed and maneuverability. They are armed with medium/large-caliber artillery guns. Battleships are heavily armored, heavily armed Warships.