The Warrior class approached a more coherent cruiser

The Warrior class displaced nearly 13,000 tons, could make about 23 knots, and carried enough fuel for long imperial routes. Its six 9.2-inch and four 7.5-inch guns made it a powerful late armoured cruiser, but preserved the mixed-battery habit criticised throughout the discussion. A proposed alternative replaces the secondary heavy guns and small three-pounders with a unified twin-mounted 9.2-inch battery and practical four-inch weapons. The displacement also makes the later 10,000-ton treaty ceiling look cramped, with roughly 15,000 tons proposed for a heavy cruiser and 7,500 for a light cruiser. That alternative anticipates the later case for a turbine-powered cruiser between the light cruiser and battlecruiser.