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Aegis Cruiser:
The development of this Ticonderoga-class began in the 1970s. Initially designed as Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG), the Ticonderogas were re-designated Guide Missile Cruisers (CG) on 1 January 1980. Built on the same hull as the Spruance-class destroyers, the cruisers were the first surface combatant ships equipped with the "Aegis" weapons system. They were capable of conducting interdiction and escort missions and directly twenty missiles at a time in defense of carrier battle groups and amphibious assault groups. These ships were vital to the Navy's success in the last years of the Cold War. |