# protected cruiser

> type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from fragments caused by exploding shells above

**Wikidata**: [Q830335](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830335)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_cruiser)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/protected-cruiser


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BabelNet