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From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Aegis cruisers
Message-ID: <1991Apr13.015349.24026@amd.com>
Date: 12 Apr 91 15:08:48 GMT
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From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman)


In article <1991Apr12.054955.13687@amd.com> thi@mips2.ma30.bull.com writes:
>I think there are four Aegis cruisers operational today with the US Navy.

Au contraire, the Navy presently has 16 operational TICONDEROGA-class
Aegis cruisers, with another 12 slated to enter service in the next
few years.  They are (from CG-47 - CG-73 respectively):

	[same list as in previous article; thanks.  --CDR]

Homeports include Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA; Mayport, FL; Long
Beach, CA; and Yokosuka, Japan.

Also, CG-74 has yet to be named.

>Do the Navy plan to build any more of these super cruisers?

Don't know for sure -- maybe not, with the impending defense
cuts.  Also, the USS ARLEIGH BURKE-class (DDG-51) Aegis Destroyers
will be coming on line pretty soon (the ARLEIGH BURKE herself is
already operational).  Aegis-equipped ships provide the versatility
necessary to operate effectively in an ever-changing warfare 
environment, so they'll be around for a long time.

-shane