Large Light Cruisers
The "large light cruisers" were a pet project of Admiral Fisher to operate in shallow Baltic Sea waters and they are often classed as a form of battlecruiser.
- Glorious class
- Glorious group 19,320 tons, four 15-inch, eighteen 4-inch
- Glorious (77) (1916) - converted to aircraft carrier 1924-1930
- Courageous (50) (1916) - converted to aircraft carrier 1924-1928
- Furious 19,513 tons, two 18-inch, eleven 5.5-inch
- Furious (47) (1917) - completed as aircraft carrier
- Glorious group 19,320 tons, four 15-inch, eighteen 4-inch
Read more about this topic: List Of Cruiser Classes Of The Royal Navy
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