Cruiser Baseline
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]
 Artist conception of the Cruiser Baseline by Richard Allison | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Guided missile cruiser (CG) |
| Builders: | Never built |
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided missile cruiser based on combat capabilities of Mk. 41-equipped Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG-52) |
| Displacement: | 13,675 long tons (13,894 t) (full load) |
| Length: | 620 ft (189.0 m) |
| Beam: | 69.0 ft (21.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, two shafts, 105,000 shp (78 MW) |
| Speed: | 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Same as CG-52 |
| Armament: | Same as CG-52 |
Notes
- Friedman, Norman (1984). U.S. CRUISERS An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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