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The Oasis-class ships, at over 225,000 GT, at least 154 feet (47 m) wide, 240 feet (73 m) high, and 1,180 feet (360m) long, can accommodate over 5,400 passengers. [19] Oasis-class ships were surpassed by the first Icon-class ship, Icon of the Seas, at 248,663 GT in 2023. Since 2008, other cruise lines have been ordering 135,000+ GT ships.
The Caledon sub-class was a slightly larger and improved version of the preceding Centaur sub-class with a more powerful armament. The ships were 450 feet 6 inches (137.3 m) long overall, with a beam of 42 feet 3 inches (12.9 m) and a deep draught of 18 feet 9 inches (5.7 m).
These ships were enlarged versions of the Kresta II class, with gas turbine engines replacing the steam turbines. These ships were fitted as flagships with improved command, control and communications facilities. These are dedicated ASW ships with significant anti-aircraft capability including both SA-N-3 and SA-N-4 surface-to-air missiles.
Takao-class heavy cruiser 15,490 30 March 1932 23 October 1944; Sunk by USS Darter at in Palawan Passage during the Battle of Leyte Gulf: ChÅkai: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Takao-class heavy cruiser 15,490 30 June 1932 25 October 1944; Sunk by USN during Battle off Samar: Maya: Kawasaki, Kobe Takao-class heavy cruiser 15,490 30 June 1932
Armoured Cruisers. King Yuan class. King Yuen (1887) - Sunk 1894; Laiyuan (1887) - Sunk 1895; Lung Wei (1888) - Renamed Ping Yuen; Light cruisers. Ning Hai class. Ning Hai (1931) - Sunk 1937. Re-floated by Japan and renamed Ioshima. Sunk by USS Shad. Ping Hai (1931) - Sunk 1937. Re-floated by Japan and renamed Yasoshima. Sunk by US aircraft attack.
The five ships of the Admiral Hipper class were authorized under the terms of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, signed in 1935, which permitted Germany 50,000 long tons (51,000 t) of heavy cruisers. Of these ships, only three were completed; the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 caused work to be halted on the last two ships.
Königsberg was a German light cruiser that was operated between 1929 and April 1940, including service in World War II.She was the lead vessel of her class and was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine.
However, in the 1970s, the Soviet Union began the construction of a class of very large guided missile cruisers, much larger than any other surface combatant [N 1] built since the Second World War. This new type, the Kirov -class , although designated as a "heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser" by the Soviet Navy, was generally referred to in ...