1.   His command of a heavy cruiser followed the normal course for promotion to flag rank.

2.   He was assigned to the Chicago, a heavy cruiser that guarded ship convoys.

3.   He was back in combat in the Korean War as executive officer on the heavy cruiser Helena, earning a Bronze Star.

4.   Here is a two-seat vehicle with a sports car flair that is really a heavy cruiser.

5.   Soon after, he was crossing the Pacific on the heavy cruiser USS Portland.

6.   The bow of the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh is torn from the ship by mountainous seas.

7.   The conduct of the heavy cruiser USS Chicago was baffling.

8.   The heavy cruiser Myoko is crippled and retires from the battle.

9.   The next day, Kamikazes crash into the heavy cruisers Louisville and Australia.

10.   These remnants include two pocket battleships, two heavy cruisers and four light cruisers, the AP says.