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Highflyer-class cruiser
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The Highflyer-class cruisers were a group of three second-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1890s.
HMS Highflyer
HMS Highflyer
The two 6-inch guns on Hermes's quarterdeck
The two 6-inch guns on Hermes's quarterdeck
Protected cruiser
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Protected cruisers, a type of cruising warship of the late-19th century, gained their description because an armoured deck offered protection for vital machine-spaces from fragments caused by shells exploding above them. Protected cruisers resembled armored cruisers, which had in addition a belt of armour along the sides.
The Russian protected cruiser Oleg was a Bogatyr-class protected cruiser
The Russian protected cruiser Oleg was a Bogatyr-class protected cruiser
The protected cruiser Esmeralda, built by the shipyard of the Armstrong House for the Chilean Navy, was the first warship of its kind in the world.
The protected cruiser Esmeralda, built by the shipyard of the Armstrong House for the Chilean Navy, was the first warship of its kind in the world.
Hertha on a visit to the United States in 1909
Hertha on a visit to the United States in 1909
Dutch protected cruiser Noord-Brabant as an accommodation ship
Dutch protected cruiser Noord-Brabant as an accommodation ship