The flight-deck cruiser was a proposed type of aircraft cruiser,, designed by the United States Navy during the Interwar period. Several designs were proposed for the type, but none was approved for construction. The final design was developed just before World War II, and the entry of the United States into the war saw the project come to an end.
Preliminary design plan for the CF-2 type flight deck cruiser as envisioned in January 1940
The aircraft cruiser is a warship that combines the features of the aircraft carrier and a surface warship such as a cruiser or battleship.
Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Kiev, USSR, 1985.
HSwMS Gotland