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heavy cruiser

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heavy cruiser [′hev·ē ′krüz·ər]
(naval architecture)
A warship designed to operate with strike, antisubmarine-warfare, or amphibious forces against air and surface threats.


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He then enlisted in the US Navy serving aboard the USS Columbus Heavy Cruiser CA74.
I served my country in the Korean Conflict, 1950-1954, aboard the Heavy Cruiser USS Los Angeles, with Task Force 77, mainly off the east coast of North Korea.
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