装甲巡洋舰

装甲巡洋舰是十九世纪晚期到20世纪初期的一种巡洋舰,它的火力能击败戰列艦外的所有舰种,面对戰列艦时又有足够速度逃離。尽管噸位各有差異,该种舰与同时代的另一巡洋舰主要分类——防护巡洋舰的区别就是两侧船壳有装甲带来保护自己。最早的此舰種是沙俄海军俄國海軍一級上將號巡洋艦,1873年下水,使用风帆-汽轮混合动力。

1891法國 Dupuy de Lôme號
包覆裝甲部位

1890年代出现表面硬化装甲,使得军舰能用较少的重量得到较高防护。一战前出现取代它的战列巡洋舰,从此它便衰落,有少数存活到了二战。

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