Gene Roddenberry

Star Trek' is a 'Wagon Train' concept - built around characters who travel to worlds 'similar' to our own, and meet the action-adventure-drama which become our stories. Their transportation is the cruiser 'S.S. Yorktown,' performing a well-defined and long-range Exploration-Science-Security mission which helps create our format.

American Producer

Doug Stanton

Each summer, as Lake Michigan finally begins to warm, I think of the men of the World War II cruiser Indianapolis and the worst disaster at sea in United States naval history. I go down to the lake, and I wonder: How would I have survived what they experienced?

American Journalist

Barney Ross

Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.

American Athlete

Jason Robards

I was a radioman first class in the Navy. I put in seven years. I was around a lot of admirals; I served on destroyers, cruisers, and a flat top for a little while.

American Actor

We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.

Michael B. Jordan

I'm a tropical weather cruiser. I like surfing, you know. I like being on the beach.

Jack Adams

I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

Canadian Athlete

Used specifically to refer to military ships within naval forces.

Naval Usage

Projects power and strength, especially in a military or defense context.

Imposing Presence

Modern cruisers differ from historical ones; they have evolved with technology.

Historical Evolution

Indicates a vehicle designed for comfort and enjoyment, not just functionality.

Leisure Activity

Even though some cruisers might look sporty, they are not primarily built for speed.

Not for Racing

Emphasizes a relaxed, comfortable experience rather than speed or intense exercise.

Casual Riding

Often has a vintage look that stands out and is stylish.

Stylish Design

Specifically refers to vehicles used by the police for patrolling and responding to incidents.

Law Enforcement

Implies readiness to act and reach emergencies swiftly.

Response Vehicle

 like that we made fishing traps is very similar that's what that was our life but he saw his life changed with the marina game reserve being established he became a hunter for a while he left that to become a safari guide for 14 years he now has an iPhone a land cruiser it's good to go into school he's an incredible family life and he said that

Tracking Plastic Sea to...

 really if I sold it the problem of the village resolved but that's not how the aid is working I must have a Land Cruiser and I must be paid my five thousand dollars a month and that's how it works and this is the problem that it can constitute now another problem that a ton cost is we were looking for a big

What will change Africa?...

 ourselves try to make up for the other not because I feel like it's my father that guy got away from us and I feel like I need redeem myself I don't want our department to look bad I want people to see our cruisers rolling up and no it's not time to play games so we're both the rookies you know so

Redemption Arrest PIPE...

 were to ask you why you're late, why, you tell him that you had to get a ship built. We build battleships and cruisers for Her Majesty the Queen, supertankers for Onassis, and all the classes in between, We built the greatest ship in tonnage what the world has ever seen

Sting: How I started...

 Every hour, your state-of-the-art cruiser can warp between any two planets, while their beat-up smuggling ship can only jump to an adjacent planet in that same time. These rebels don’t like to stay put. Every time they can relocate, they will.

Can you solve the seven...

 of the world the u.s entered a world war and then another people were preoccupied by events unrelated to sharks then in 1945 a navy cruiser called the uss indianapolis was sunk by a japanese submarine during the four days that the

Do Shark Stories Help...

 he realizes that something is wrong. They check the silhouette of the large ship against the Lloyd's Register of vessels. When he saw the scene of action, he realized that he was mistaken. It wasn't an auxiliary cruiser.

The Sinking of the SS...

 A luxury space cruiser called the Pareto has lost a thruster, sending them careening towards an asteroid belt. Without your help, the 20 college students headed for vacation aboard the Pareto are all doomed.

You can only save one—...

 and I got on the air and I said watch I'm pumpin at the driver's seat and put it in drive they jumped out and tried to use the vehicle as cover but again the the rounds were hitting off my cruiser

It Was a Regular Night...

 and made a difference in his life? Driving down a road in Ghana with partners of Free the Slaves, a fellow abolitionist on a moped suddenly sped up to our cruiser and tapped on the window.

Cruiser

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