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Where to find the most interesting unbuilt cruisers

Personal recommendations favour British and French wartime cruiser studies, with American pre-1914 concepts and more extreme Japanese proposals also mentioned.

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Question

Which unbuilt cruiser designs are the most interesting?

Short answer

British and French World War II studies stand out, alongside American pre-World War I concepts and unusually extreme Japanese proposals.

Notes

The personal recommendations favour British and French cruiser studies from World War II. American concepts from before World War I also receive a favourable mention. Japanese proposals are characterised as more extreme, without identifying particular designs.