With more horsepower and less armour, they were faster than battleships and were designed to outrun and outgun enemy ships. British battlecruiser ... modernisation. The Navy knew that, like ...

4 Points You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy might have begun ... heavily armored battleships. -The Lexington-class battlecruisers, inspired by British and Japanese designs, were planned to support ...

The Daily Mirror reports on the heavy losses the Royal Navy ... our battleships. No British battleships or light cruisers were sunk. The enemy's losses were serious. At least one battle cruiser ...