Ships of the class from CG-52 onwards were equipped with the Mk. With the cancellation of the Strike Cruiser as well as the scaled down CGN-42 ( Virginia-class cruiser hull) alternative, some of the requirements were transferred to the DDG-47, and the class was eventually re-designated as guided missile cruisers, CG-47, to reflect the additional flagship capabilities. They would complement the much larger and more capable Strike Cruiser (CSGN) design. These ships were intended to be lower cost platforms for the new Aegis combat system by mounting the system on a hull based on that of the Spruance-class destroyer. The Ticonderoga-class was originally ordered as guided missile destroyers, with the designation DDG-47.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers are multi-role warships. However, the increased combat capability offered by the Aegis Combat System and the AN/SPY-1 radar system, together with the capability of operating as a flagship, were used to justify the change of the classification from DDG ( guided missile destroyer) to CG ( guided-missile cruiser) shortly before the keels were laid down for Ticonderoga and Yorktown. The class uses passive phased-array radar and was originally planned as a class of destroyers.
The Ticonderoga class of guided-missile cruisers is a class of warships in the United States Navy, first ordered and authorized in the 1978 fiscal year. Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areasĢ × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
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