World War II Cruisers

NameClassCountryYear of Launch
Abukuma  Nagara-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1923  
Adelaide  Town-class Light Cruiser  Australia  1918  
Admiral Graf Spee  Deutschland-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1934  
Admiral Hipper  Admiral Hipper-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1937  
Admiral Scheer  Deutschland-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1933  
Agano  Agano-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1941  
Algérie  Algérie-class Heavy Cruiser  France  1932  
Aoba  Furutaka-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1926  
Ashigara  Myoko-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1928  
Astoria (Cleveland-class)  Cleveland-class Light Cruiser  United States    
Astoria (New Orleans-class)  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1933  
Atago  Takao-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1930  
Atlanta  Atlanta-class Light Cruiser  United States  1941  
Augusta  Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1930  
Australia  County-class Heavy Cruiser  Australia  1927  
Baltimore  Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1942  
Belfast  Town-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1938  
Birmingham  Town-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1936  
Blücher  Admiral Hipper-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1937  
Boise  Brooklyn-class Light Cruiser  United States    
Bolzano  Trento-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy  1932  
Boston  Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser  United States    
Canberra (Baltimore-class)  Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1943  
Canberra (County-class)  County-class Heavy Cruiser  Australia    
Chester  Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1929  
Chicago  Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1930  
Chikuma  Tone-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1938  
Chokai  Takao-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1931  
Colbert  Suffren-class Heavy Cruiser  France  1928  
Columbia  Cleveland-class Light Cruiser  United States  1941  
Concord  Omaha-class Light Cruiser  United States  1921  
Cornwall  County-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1926  
Cumberland  County-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1926  
Danae  Danae-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1918  
De Grasse  De Grasse-class Light Cruiser  France  1946  
Delhi  Danae-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1918  
Denver  Cleveland-class Light Cruiser  United States  1942  
Detroit  Omaha-class Light Cruiser  United States  1922  
Deutschland  Deutschland-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1931  
Devonshire  County-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1927  
Dorsetshire  County-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1929  
Dragon  Danae-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1917  
Duguay-Trouin  Duguay-Trouin-class Light Cruiser  France  1923  
Dupleix  Suffren-class Heavy Cruiser  France  1930  
Duquesne  Duquesne-class Heavy Cruiser  France  1925  
Edinburgh  Town-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1938  
Effingham  Hawkins-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1921  
Elli  Zhaohe-class Protected Cruiser  Greece  1913  
Emden  Emden-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1925  
Émile Bertin  Ã‰mile Bertin-class Light Cruiser  France  1933  
Exeter  York-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1928  
Fiume  Zara-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy    
Foch  Suffren-class Heavy Cruiser  France  1929  
Furutaka  Furutaka-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1925  
Georges Leygues  La Galissonnière-class Light Cruiser  France  1936  
Glasgow  Town-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1936  
Gloire  La Galissonnière-class Light Cruiser  France  1935  
Gorizia  Zara-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy  1930  
Haguro  Myoko-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1928  
Haichen  Hairong-class Protected Cruiser  China    
Haichou  Hairong-class Protected Cruiser  China  1897  
Haiqi  Haitien-class Protected Cruiser  China    
Hairong  Hairong-class Protected Cruiser  China  1897  
Helena (Baltimore-class)  Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser  United States    
Helena (St. Louis-class)  St. Louis-class Light Cruiser  United States  1939  
Hobart  Leander-class Light Cruiser  Australia    
Honolulu  Brooklyn-class Light Cruiser  United States  1937  
Houston  Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1929  
Indianapolis  Portland-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1931  
Isuzu  Nagara-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1921  
Iwate  Izumo-class Armored Cruiser  Japan  1900  
Izumo  Izumo-class Armored Cruiser  Japan  1898  
Jean de Vienne  La Galissonnière-class Light Cruiser  France  1935  
Jeanne d'Arc  Jeanne d'Arc-class Light Cruiser  France    
Jintsu  Sendai-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1923  
Juneau  Atlanta-class Light Cruiser  United States  1941  
Kaganovich  Kirov-class Light Cruiser  Russia  1944  
Kako  Furutaka-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1925  
Kalinin  Kirov-class Light Cruiser  Russia  1942  
Karlsruhe  K-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1927  
Kashii  Katori-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1941  
Kashima  Katori-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1939  
Kasuga  Kasuga-class Armored Cruiser  Japan  1902  
Katori  Katori-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1939  
Kinu  Nagara-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1922  
Kinugasa  Furutaka-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1926  
Kirov  Kirov-class Light Cruiser  Russia  1936  
Kiso  Kuma-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1920  
Kitakami  Kuma-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1920  
Kuma  Kuma-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1919  
Kumano  Mogami-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1936  
Köln  K-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1928  
Königsberg  K-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1927  
La Galissonnière  La Galissonnière-class Light Cruiser  France    
La Motte-Picquet  Duguay-Trouin-class Light Cruiser  France  1924  
Leipzig  Leipzig-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1929  
London  County-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1927  
Louisville  Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1930  
Lützow  Admiral Hipper-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1939  
M (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1941 (Projected, not actual)  
M (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
M2 (Planned)  M2-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1947 (Projected, not actual)  
Marblehead  Omaha-class Light Cruiser  United States  1923  
Marseillaise  La Galissonnière-class Light Cruiser  France  1935  
Mauritius  Crown Colony-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1939  
Maxim Gorkiy  Kirov-class Light Cruiser  Russia  1938  
Maya  Takao-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1930  
Memphis  Omaha-class Light Cruiser  United States  1924  
Miami  Cleveland-class Light Cruiser  United States  1942  
Mikuma  Mogami-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1934  
Milwaukee  Omaha-class Light Cruiser  United States  1921  
Minneapolis  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1933  
Mogami  Mogami-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1934  
Molotov  Kirov-class Light Cruiser  Russia  1939  
Montcalm  La Galissonnière-class Light Cruiser  France  1935  
Montpelier  Cleveland-class Light Cruiser  United States  1942  
Myoko  Myoko-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1927  
N (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
N (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
N2 (Planned)  M2-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1947 (Projected, not actual)  
Nachi  Myoko-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1927  
Nagara  Nagara-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1922  
Naka  Sendai-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1925  
Nashville  Brooklyn-class Light Cruiser  United States  1937  
Natori  Nagara-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1922  
Neptune  Leander-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1933  
New Orleans  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1933  
Newcastle  Town-class Light Cruiser  United Kingdom  1936  
Ninghai  Ninghai-class Light Cruiser  China  1931  
Northampton  Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1929  
Noshiro  Agano-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1942  
Nürnberg  Leipzig-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1934  
O (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
O (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
O2 (Planned)  M2-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1947 (Projected, not actual)  
Oi  Kuma-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1920  
Oyodo  Oyodo-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1942  
P (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
P (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
P1 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
P10 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
P11 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
P12 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
P2 (Planned)  M2-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1947 (Projected, not actual)  
P2 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
P3 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
P4 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
P5 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
P6 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
P7 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
P8 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
P9 (Planned)  P-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
Pasadena  Cleveland-class Light Cruiser  United States  1943  
Pensacola  Pensacola-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1929  
Perth  Leander-class Light Cruiser  Australia  1934  
Phoenix  Brooklyn-class Light Cruiser  United States  1938  
Pinghai  Ninghai-class Light Cruiser  China  1935  
Pola  Zara-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy    
Portland  Portland-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1932  
Primauguet  Duguay-Trouin-class Light Cruiser  France  1924  
Prinz Eugen  Admiral Hipper-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1938  
Q (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
Q (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
Q2 (Planned)  M2-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1947 (Projected, not actual)  
Quincy (Baltimore-class)  Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser  United States    
Quincy (New Orleans-class)  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1935  
R (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
R (Planned)  M-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
R2 (Planned)  M2-class Light Cruiser  Germany  1947 (Projected, not actual)  
Raleigh  Omaha-class Light Cruiser  United States    
Saint Paul  Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1944  
Sakawa  Agano-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1944  
Salt Lake City  Pensacola-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1929  
San Diego  Atlanta-class Light Cruiser  United States  1941  
San Francisco  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States    
San Juan  Atlanta-class Light Cruiser  United States  1941  
Sendai  Sendai-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1923  
Seydlitz  Admiral Hipper-class Heavy Cruiser  Germany  1939  
SP1  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany    
SP10 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
SP11 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
SP12 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
SP13 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
SP14 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
SP15 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1945 (Projected, not actual)  
SP16 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP17 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP18 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP19 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP2 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
SP20 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP21 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP22 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1946 (Projected, not actual)  
SP3 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
SP4 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
SP5 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
SP6 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
SP7 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
SP8 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1944 (Projected, not actual)  
SP9 (Planned)  Spähkreuzer 1938-class Scout Cruiser  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
St. Louis  St. Louis-class Light Cruiser  United States  1938  
Suffren  Suffren-class Heavy Cruiser  France  1927  
Suzuya  Mogami-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1934  
Sydney  Leander-class Light Cruiser  Australia  1934  
Takao  Takao-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1930  
Tama  Kuma-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1920  
Tatsuta  Tenryu-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1918  
Tenryu  Tenryu-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1918  
Tone  Tone-class Heavy Cruiser  Japan  1937  
Tongji  Tongji-class Light Cruiser  China    
Tourville  Duquesne-class Heavy Cruiser  France    
Trento  Trento-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy  1927  
Trieste  Trento-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy  1926  
Tuscaloosa  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1933  
Vincennes  New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser  United States  1936  
Voroshilov  Kirov-class Light Cruiser  Russia  1937  
Yahagi  Agano-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1942  
Yingrui  Zhaohe-class Protected Cruiser  China  1911  
York  York-class Heavy Cruiser  United Kingdom  1928  
Yubari  Yubari-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1923  
Yura  Nagara-class Light Cruiser  Japan  1922  
Zara  Zara-class Heavy Cruiser  Italy  1930  
Zhaohe  Zhaohe-class Protected Cruiser  China  1911  



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