Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!lll-winken!sun-barr!newstop!sun!amdcad!amdcad!military From: ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Definitions of naval vessel types? Message-ID: <1991May2.040332.20502@amd.com> Date: 1 May 91 12:25:30 GMT References: <1991May1.030202.19737@amd.com> Sender: military@amd.com Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Lines: 23 Approved: military@amd.com From: Allan Bourdius Actually, all major surface combatants being built or that are in service today are all pretty much the same size and have more or less the same crew complement. As a matter of fact, the Spruance class DD, the Kidd class DDG, and the Ticonderoga Class CG all use the same hull and engineering plant. The main distinguishing feature is cost: cruisers cost more than destroyers, destroyers more than frigates. Surface combatants and their missions: FF: ASW primary, ASUW secondary FFG: AAW primary, ASW secondary, ASUW very limited capability DD: ASW primary, ASUW secondary DDG: AAW primary, ASW & ASUW secondary CG/CGN: AAW primary, ASUW secondary, ASW moderate capability BB: ASUW primary, Land Attack secondary -- Allan Bourdius [MIDN 3/C (Marine Option)/Brother, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity] ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu or Box 4719, 5125 Margaret Morrison St., Pgh., PA 15213 The opinions in this post/mail are only those of the author, nobody else.