The Lexington-class battlecruisers, inspired by British and ... similar to Japan’s Kongo-class and Britain’s Renown. The United States Navy (USN) entered World War II when Japanese aircraft ...

Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruisers were once the largest and fastest surface vessels on Earth—feared symbols of Cold War ...

Each of the Russian Navy’s four Kirov-class battlecruisers displaced 24,300 tons (standard) and 28,000 tons (full load). The vessels measured 252 meters in length and 28.5 meters in the beam.