Sentence examples for fast cruiser from inspiring English sources

By August, in the division's preparation for the planned breakout from the Normandy bridgehead, the majority of Tetrarchs in 'A' Squadron were replaced with Cromwell fast cruiser tanks; only three Tetrarchs remained, assigned to the Headquarters troop of 'A' Squadron.

By August, in preparation for the 6th Airborne Division's participation in the planned breakout from the Normandy bridgehead, the majority of Tetrarchs in 'A' Squadron were replaced with Cromwell fast cruiser tanks; only three Tetrarchs were retained, remaining with the Headquarters troop of 'A' Squadron.

Appointed naval commander in chief in 1928, he advocated the construction of submarines forbidden by the Versailles Treaty and fast cruisers to satisfy German naval needs.

Abroad on the high seas, the Germans' most powerful surface force was the East Asiatic squadron of fast cruisers, including the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau, and the Nürnberg, under Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.

To combat these ships, the British naval authorities at Madras tried a number of solutions, including blockades of the French island colonies which failed due to the huge distances involved, armed military convoys escorting the most valuable ships and small fast cruisers patrolling the most dangerous trade routes.

Otto Kahn bringing from Germany fastest cruiser of its kind, a Maybach-Zeppelin View Article By Jelani Cobb By David Remnick By Jia Tolentino By Seth Lind.

Otto Kahn bringing from Germany fastest cruiser of its kind, a Maybach-Zeppelin View Article By Larissa MacFarquhar By Rivka Galchen By Malcolm Gladwell By Jia Tolentino.

This made her the fastest cruiser in the world.

Spee agreed, and allowed Müller to operate independently, since Emden was the fastest cruiser in the squadron.

She was the first major warship armed entirely with quick-firing (QF) guns and she was also the fastest cruiser in the world upon her completion in 1889.

This rendered her one of the fastest cruisers in the world at the time.