Four Ticos deep
The ships of the Ticonderoga-class Aegis cruisers were the most advanced warships in the world when they were commissioned. Now pushing over 20-years old, they are the likely the last U.S. cruisers but are still no less formidable.
Here we see the four of them at work “Somewhere in the Pacific”
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2014) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Shiloh (CG 67), foreground, USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and USS Cape St. George (CG 71) from the George Washington and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation at the conclusion of Valiant Shield 2014. The U.S.-only exercise integrates Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trevor Welsh/Released) –Click to big-up
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Yes beautiful and powerful ships. The “cruiser” issue is pure politics. It is easier to get Congress to authorize “destroyers” instead of “cruisers.” However, the new Zumwalt class “destroyers” are a third bigger than a “Tico.” They can’t match the “Tico’s” in firepower yet but that is possible in future versions. I went through this in the late 70’s when my first ship – a “Destroyer Leader” was reclassified as a “Guided-Missile Cruiser” with the wave of a pen.