Cruiser baseline

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Artist conception of the Cruiser Baseline by Richard Allison
Class overview
NameGuided missile cruiser (CG)
BuildersNever built
Operators United States Navy
General characteristics
TypeGuided missile cruiser based on combat capabilities of Mk. 41-equipped Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG-52)
Displacement13,675 long tons (13,894 t) (full load)
Length620 ft (189.0 m)
Beam69.0 ft (21.0 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, two shafts, 105,000 shp (78 MW)
Speed30.5 knots (56.5 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems
Same as CG-52
ArmamentSame as CG-52

The cruiser baseline (CGBL) was a design study for a ship that has the combat capabilities of VLS-capable Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG-52 onwards) while designing the hull to DDG-51 (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer) standards and technology. The resulting design was considerably larger than the Ticonderoga-class design, owing to increased margins and allowances for weight and mission growth.[1]

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  1. ^ Friedman, Norman (1984). U.S. CRUISERS An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.