> In that regard perhaps the Coronations could be regarded as battleships in
> the same way that the WW2 Graf Spee class were called pocket battleships
> by
> those who would have to face them. (I believe the German term for them was
> something like large armoured ship or cruiser).
When they first built them, they were called "Panzerschiff" = "armored
ship." Kind of a vague term.
Later on they called them cruisers.
> the same way that the WW2 Graf Spee class were called pocket battleships
> by
> those who would have to face them. (I believe the German term for them was
> something like large armoured ship or cruiser).
When they first built them, they were called "Panzerschiff" = "armored
ship." Kind of a vague term.
Later on they called them cruisers.