What was the best heavy cruiser of ww2?

Takao Class (15,781 Long tons) The Takao class are also considered to have been the most successful of Japan’s heavy cruisers. An evolution over the previous Myoko class, the Takao cruisers featured a heavier armament. They also had a distinctive superstructure that included a massive bridge.

What was the last heavy cruiser?

The last heavy cruiser in existence is the USS Salem, now a carefully preserved museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts.

What is a Pensacola class heavy cruiser?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The Pensacola class was a class of United States Navy heavy cruiser, the first “treaty cruisers” designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited cruisers to a maximum of 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) displacement and a maximum main battery caliber of 8-inch (203 mm).

What is a Kiev class aircraft carrier?

Unlike most NATO aircraft carriers, such as U.S. or British ones, the Kiev class is a combination of both a cruiser and an aircraft carrier. In the Soviet Navy, this class of ships was specifically designated as a “heavy aviation cruiser ” ( Russian: Тяжелые авианесущие крейсера) rather than solely an aircraft carrier.

What was the size of the Pensacola class?

The Pensacola class was a class of United States Navy heavy cruiser, the first “treaty cruisers” designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited cruisers to a maximum of 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) displacement and a maximum main battery caliber of 8-inch (203 mm).

Why are the Pensacolas so different from other ships?

Also, unlike the very few other ships with different sized main battery turrets ( Nevada -class battleships and King George V -class battleships) the Pensacolas had the larger turrets superfiring over the smaller turrets, whereas the others had the larger turrets on “bottom”.