The three Tiger class cruisers arouse strong opinions.
As the only major non-carrier RN warships built after WW2 they mark the transition of the RN from a force built round its battleships' big guns to a missile dominated navy.
The 6" and 3" guns fitted to them were supposed to be a new approach...
anti-submarine warfare
cold war
command cruiser
command ship
cruiser
east of suez
falklands war
fleet air arm
guncruiser
helicopter and command cruiser
helicopter cruiser
naval fire support
north atlantic treaty organisation
nsfs
post-world war ii
royal navy
vstol carriers
world war ii
For these cruisers I got most of my data from Norman Friedman's British Cruisers Two World War and After as well as from the forum member Smurf and parts from his book: A Directory of British Cruiser Designs. In case of Friedman's book it wasn't always clear what data was connected to what...
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