First Class Protected Cruiser

First Class Protected Cruiser is a generic term for a larger cruiser with a protective deck. The type was often developed in alternation with early armoured cruisers, which were of similar displacement but featured armoured belts.

Other protected cruisers of the second and third class were smaller – apportioned more like the later Light Cruiser.

See Also

• List of first class protected cruiser classes
• List of first class protected cruisers
• Armoured Cruiser
• Second Class Protected Cruiser
• Third Class Protected Cruiser