Cruiser Baseline
Artist conception of the Cruiser Baseline by Richard Allison | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Guided Missile Cruiser Baseline (CGBL) |
| Builders | Never built |
| Operators | United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Ticonderoga class |
| Succeeded by | CG(X) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided missile cruiser |
| Displacement | 13,675 long tons (13,894 t) (full load) |
| Length | 620 ft (189.0 m) (pp) |
| 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 & processing systems | Same as CG-52: |
| Armament | Same as CG-52:
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| Armor | Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas |
| Aircraft carried | 2× SH-60 helicopters |
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.