User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-27822411-20151017051421/@comment-10905876-20151017053729

Heavy cruiser: York Class! It's da best ship evarrrr! It's slow turning and weak armament are soon amazing....

In case you didn't notice, that was sarcasm, I'd rather fight a Yamato in a Clemson rather than deal with them again.

Anyways, actual heavy cruiser favorite: Baltimore Class. Those ships are freakin amazing! They have the best 8" guns I've seen, have good speed, enough room to fit armor comparable to a Renown class, and good handling. If you want firepower at the expense of range, Baltimore can mount six 13" guns, though with the 8" triples, I wouldn't recommend that. There's also lots of room for secondary guns if that's what you like, but sadly, no room for torpedoes. That lack of torpedo slots is the only real deficiency of the class, but she still makes up for it.