Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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ticonderoga-class-cruiser-171-16625791
title:
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
text:
The Ticonderoga class of guided-missile cruisers is a class of warships of the United States Navy, first ordered and authorized in the 1978 fiscal year. It was originally planned as a class of destroyers. However, the increased combat capability offered by the Aegis Combat System and the passive phased array AN/SPY-1 radar, together with the capability of operating as a flagship, were used to justify the change of the classification from DDG to CG shortly before the keels were laid down for Tico
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of guided missile cruisers
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticonderoga-class_cruiser
date created:
2004-06-22T23:05:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T15:21:36Z
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