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'''Unprotected | '''Unprotected Cruiser''' is a general term used for cruising vessels built with little to no armor protection, as distinct from [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruiser]]s built with a protective armored deck, or [[Armoured Cruiser|armored cruiser]]s with a side belt of armor and a protective deck.<ref>Some very early armored cruisers had only side armor, being built before the introduction of the protective deck.</ref> | ||
As would be expected from such a broad definition, there was sometimes little to differentiate unprotected cruisers from smaller vessels such as [[Sloop|sloop]]s other than the classification practices of individual navies. | As would be expected from such a broad definition, there was sometimes little to differentiate unprotected cruisers from smaller vessels such as [[Sloop|sloop]]s other than the classification practices of individual navies. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:51, 11 June 2015
Unprotected Cruiser is a general term used for cruising vessels built with little to no armor protection, as distinct from protected cruisers built with a protective armored deck, or armored cruisers with a side belt of armor and a protective deck.[1]
As would be expected from such a broad definition, there was sometimes little to differentiate unprotected cruisers from smaller vessels such as sloops other than the classification practices of individual navies.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Some very early armored cruisers had only side armor, being built before the introduction of the protective deck.
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