Naval Cruiser in World War II. Naval construction in the 1920s and 1930s was limited by international treaties designed to prevent the repetition of the Dreadnought arms race of the early 20th century. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 placed limits on the construction of ships with a displacement of 10,000 tons or more and an armament of greater than 8-inch (200 mm) calibre. A number of navies commissioned classes of cruisers at the top end of this limit.
The London Naval Treaty in 1930 then formalised the distinction between these 'heavy' cruisers and light cruisers: a 'heavy' cruiser was one with guns of 6.1-inch (150 mm) calibre or more. The Second London Naval Treaty attempted to reduce the tonnage of new cruisers to 8,000 or less, but this had little impact; Japan and Germany were not signatories, and navies had already begun to evade treaty limitations on warships.
List of Battle Cruiser in World War II:
| Cruiser | Picture | Spesifications | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeven Provinciën class | Netherlands | 1944 | ||
| Cleveland class cruiser | US | 1944 | ||
| Alaska class cruiser | US | 1944 | ||
| Minotaur class cruiser | UK | 1943 | ||
| HMS Älvsnabben (M01) | Sweden | 1943 | ||
| Ibuki | Japan | 1943 | ||
| Baltimore class cruiser | US | 1943 | ||
| Ōyodo | Japan | 1942 | ||
| Juneau class cruiser | US | 1942 | ||
| Atlanta class cruiser | US | 1942 | ||
| Algérie | France | 1942 | ||
| Suffren class | France | 1942 | ||
| Agano class | Japan | 1941 | ||
| Crown Colony class | UK | 1940 | ||
| Dido class | UK | 1940 | ||
| Project 68 and 68K ('Chapaev' class) | Russia | 1940 | ||
| Capitani Romani class | Italy | 1940 | ||
| Project 69 ( Kronshtadt class) | Russia | 1939 | ||
| Town class | UK | 1937 | ||
| Tromp class | Netherlands | 1937 | ||
| Tone class | Japan | 1937 | ||
| Brooklyn class cruiser | US | 1937 | ||
| Admiral Hipper class | Germany | 1937 | ||
| ARA La Argentina | Argentina | 1937 | ||
| Canarias class | Spain | 1936 | ||
| Project 26 and 26-bis ('Kirov' class) | Russia | 1936 | ||
| Duca degli Abruzzi class | Italy | 1936 | ||
| Arethusa class | UK | 1935 | ||
| De Ruyter class | Netherlands | 1935 | ||
| La Galissonnière class cruiser | France | 1935 | ||
| French cruiser Émile Bertin | France | 1935 | ||
| Mogami class | Japan | 1934 | ||
| Duca d'Aosta class | Italy | 1934 | ||
| Montecuccoli class | Italy | 1934 | ||
| Nürnberg | Germany | 1934 | ||
| Leander class | UK | 1933 | ||
| Bolzano | Italy | 1932 | ||
| French cruiser Pluton | France | 1932 | ||
| Cadorna class | Italy | 1931 | ||
| New Orleans class cruiser | US | 1931 | ||
| Deutschland class | Germany | 1931 | ||
| Ning Hai class | China | 1931 | ||
| Veinticinco de Mayo class cruiser | 1931 | |||
| Takao class | Japan | 1930 | ||
| Zara class | Italy | 1930 | ||
| Giussano class | Italy | 1930 | ||
| Northampton class cruiser | US | 1930 | ||
| Leipzig | Germany | 1929 | ||
| County class cruiser | UK | 1928 | ||
| Almirante Cervera class | Spain | 1927 | ||
| Myōkō class | Japan | 1927 | ||
| K' class | Germany | 1927 | ||
| HMS Adventure (M23) | UK | 1926 | ||
| Emerald class | UK | 1926 | ||
| Aoba class | Japan | 1926 | ||
| Trento class | Italy | 1926 | ||
| Emden | Germany | 1926 | ||
| Furutaka class | Japan | 1925 | ||
| Blas de Lezo class | Spain | 1924 | ||
| Yubari | Japan | 1923 | ||
| Sendai class | Japan | 1923 | ||
| York class cruiser | UK | 1922 | ||
| Nagara class | Japan | 1921 | ||
| Irene class | Germany | 1921 | ||
| Admiral class battlecruiser | UK | 1920 | ||
| Java class | Netherlands | 1920 | ||
| Amagi class battlecruiser | Japan | 1920 | ||
| Graudenz | Germany | 1920 | ||
| Duguay-Trouin class cruiser | France | 1920 | ||
| French armoured cruiser Mulhouse | France | 1920 | ||
| Kuma class | Japan | 1919 |
