Unprotected Cruiser
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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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- ↑ Some very early armored cruisers had only side armor, being built before the introduction of the protective deck.
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