An aviation cruiser is another name for an aircraft carrier, with heavy armaments as would be found on a cruiser.
A USN heavy cruiser sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1945.
See website: USS Indianapolis (Heavy Cruiser)
Japanese heavy cruiser takeo
The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis delivered the A-bomb to Tinian.
Japan lost the aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu (which had all participated in the Pearl Harbor attack), as well as the heavy cruiser Mikuma. In addition, the heavy cruiser Mogami was so badly damaged that it was under repair for a full year.
Bizmark ( Huh ? ) USS Canberra, Heavy cruiser CA 70, named after Australian cruiser sunk at Savo Island, Guadalcanal.
USS Quincy was a heavy cruiser sunk at Savo Island in '42.
Cruiser bruiser.
The only U.S. naval vessel that has ever been named for a foreign city was the USS Canberra (CA-70), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser. The ship was named for the Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser which was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island on August 9, 1942.
Yes New Hope was a Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser that was in use around 100 BBY
The aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu were sunk and also the heavy cruiser Mikuma.