USS Brooklyn (ACR-3)
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USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was the third United States Navy armored cruiser, the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state.
USS Brooklyn (ACR-3), at anchor, c. 1898.
U.S.S. Brooklyn fire room
Colorized photo of Brooklyn
Workers cutting up a main turret of Brooklyn during the scrapping process c. 1922
Armored cruiser
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The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a battleship and fast enough to outrun any battleship it encountered.
The Russian armored cruiser Rurik is an example of an armored cruiser.
Russian armored cruiser General-Admiral.
French armored cruiser Dupuy de Lôme
HMS Orlando