Cruiser Baseline

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The Guided Missile Cruiser Baseline (CGBL), or Cruiser Baseline for short, was a design study for a guided missile cruiser that would have 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 cruiser design was considerably larger than the Ticonderoga-class design, owing to increased margins and reserves for weight and mission growth throughout the anticipated service life.

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