The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoureddeck offered protection for vital machine spaces from fragments caused by exploding shells above. Protected cruisers were an alternative to the armoured cruisers, which also had a belt of armour along the sides.
Evolution
From the late 1850s, navies began to replace their fleets of wooden ships-of-the-line with armoured ironclad warships. However, the frigates and sloops which performed the missions of scouting, commerce raiding and trade protection remained unarmoured. For several decades, it proved difficult to design a ship which had a meaningful amount of protective armour but at the same time was capable of the speed and range required of a 'cruising warship'. The first attempts to do so, armoured cruisers like HMSShannon, proved to be unsatisfactory, generally being too slow for their cruiser role.
During the 1870s, the increasing power of armour-piercing guns made armouring the sides of a ship more and more difficult, as very thick, heavy armour plates were required. Even if armour dominated the design of the ship, it was likely that the next generation of guns would be able to pierce it. The alternative was to leave the sides of the ship vulnerable, but to armour a deck just below the waterline. Since this deck would only be struck very obliquely by shells, it could be less thick and heavy than belt armour. The ship could be designed so that the engines, boilers and magazines under the armoured deck, and with enough displacement to keep the ship afloat and stable even in the event of damage. Cruisers with armoured decks and no side armour became known as protected cruisers, and eclipsed the armoured cruisers in popularity in the 1880s and into the 1890s.
Their version of the Toyota LandCruiserPrado, by contrast, is much more subtle, retaining the stock look of the vehicle while cleverly concealing its protection underneath the sheet metal.
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is investigating the Environment Department (Defra)’s emergency authorisation for the use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam on sugar beet seeds in 2023 and 2024.
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Volunteer divers have found the wreck of the lost British cruiser HMSHawke, which went down in World War I with the loss of more than 500 lives. HMS Hawke was an early "protected cruiser" built in 1891-93 at Chatham Dockyard.
As a way to celebrate the life of a loved one who had a strong connection to the ocean, scattering ashes at sea is a deeply meaningful type of burial for many people, including avid cruisers.
Cruisers usually understand the idea that you should avoid certain topics on cruise ships. That usually starts with politics and religion ...18 ... I’m the platinum cruiser among us. My dear friend will be receiving this cap, to protect her head from the sun.
Colorado recognizes national ‘Move Over Day’ in effort to protect roadside lives ... Joel Buehrle parked his cruiser, lights flashing, to protect a stranded motorist.
He draws a historical parallel to Pearl Harbor, when battleships gave way to carriers, but reminds us that even today, we need carriers, destroyers, and cruisers to project power and protect ...
State police cruiser hit with bullets in Indiana County... A trooper who tackled the father to protect him was nearly hit but, no one was injured. The gunfire damaged a police cruiser.
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The report added that some types of ships — including Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers – did not have enough sailors to operate safety ...The Cold War-era cruisers are being phased out but are still helpful in protecting aircraft carriers.
This small minority is being treated as a protected class, shielded from the laws and social norms that make our society civil and safe for all ... I call on our appointed and elected officials to work together, urgently, to protect public safety.
Aiken Standard
06 Nov 2024
Aiken Standard
06 Nov 2024