A high-speed aircraft carrier with numerous anti-mine and universal artillery. She had the most powerful powerplant among the ships of the German Navy. The completion of the aircraft carrier during the Second World War was prevented by the changing priorities in the shipbuilding program of the state.

British light cruiser was designed for operations in squadron, trade route protection and fleet task. In 1948 she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy and renamed as Chung King (Chong Qing), In the following year she joined the People's Liberation Army Navy and, within an short period of time, become the most powerful ship of all PLAN's combat units. In the early 1950s a plan of the cruiser reconstruction was developed by USSR while its armament and equipment had to be replaced with the Soviet ones.

The lead ship of the first series of Italian dreadnoughts. In 1930s she was drastically modified getting bigger caliber and longer firing range of main artillery, torpedo defence and higher cruiser speed. This allowed her to remain a formidable opponent for most of battleships-peers.

A battleship of an unusual design, she was made in compliance of contractual limitations. She was armed with 406 mm main battery, concentrated in the three turrets afore. The first battleship of the Royal Navy whose armour was in line with the “all or nothing” scheme.