Invincible (cruiser)

… In the 20th century, as capital ships became larger, armored cruisers were transformed into battle cruisers. The first was the British Invincible (approximately 17,000 tons), built in 1908. It combined the gunpower of a battleship with the maneuverability of a cruiser, and could sail into the open seas to destroy enemy cruisers and smaller ships, and in fleet battles formed the main force together with battleships. However, because it sacrificed defensive power compared to battleships, its weaknesses were exposed in the Battle of Jutland (1916), and both the United States and Britain subsequently revised their designs to strengthen their defensive power. …

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…　20世紀に入って主力艦の大型化に伴い装甲巡洋艦も巡洋戦艦(巡戦)battle cruiserとして変身していった。1908年建造のイギリスのインビンシブルInvincible(約1万7000トン)が最初で，戦艦の砲力と巡洋艦の運動力を併せ持ち，遠洋に進出して敵の巡洋艦以下を撃滅し，艦隊決戦では戦艦とともに主力部隊を形成した。しかし戦艦に比して防御力を犠牲にしたものであったため，ユトランド沖海戦(1916)で弱点を露呈し，以後アメリカ，イギリス両国は設計を改め防御力を強化した。…

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