The ship was ultimately saved, however, by near-suicidal attacks on the powerful Japanese cruisers by lightly armed American destroyers.

The Americans favoured the opposite: strictly limited numbers of powerful cruisers.

Yes, Voyager was meter-for-meter more powerful than any of the Edesian or Gimlon cruisers, but her purpose wasn't as a weapon.

A new force rose to meet Streaker-this time consisting of sleek, powerful cruisers.

When completed, Naniwa was considered the most advanced and most powerful cruiser in the world.

In the ensuing action, both ships were hit several times, forcing Glasgow to break off and fall behind the more powerful armored cruisers.

Reputed to be the "most powerful" cruiser in the Confederate fleet, she was never used in battle.

Fearless was young, one of the Royal Manticoran Navy's newest and most powerful heavy cruisers.

Honda sought to capture the market for powerful cruisers by lifting the engine from the VFR750 and slotting it in a cruiser chassis.

The Allied ships were mistaken for much more powerful cruisers, but the Germans decided to press their attack anyway as they had a significant numerical advantage.