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From: ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Definitions of naval vessel types?
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Date: 20 May 91 15:13:17 GMT
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From: Allan Bourdius <ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu>


Frank Crary writes:
>Another example if the DDG Arlie Burke (Sp?) class destroyer. Although
>it is, in fact, larger than most crusiers, I believe it was sold to
>congress as "just modernizing our destroyers."

The Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class is not larger than most cruisers.  It
is significantly smaller than a Spruance (DD-963) class
destroyer/Ticonderoga (CG-47) class cruiser.

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